Both passive and active smoking are associated with an acute deterioration in the elastic properties of the aorta. This association between exposure to tobacco smoke and aortic elasticity indicates that aortic function deteriorates during passive or active smoking.
FES is an exercise training programme that improves endothelial function in patients with chronic heart failure, and also has anti-inflammatory effects.
In hypertensive men, the presence but not the severity of vasculogenic erectile dysfunction is associated with subclinical atherosclerosis, impairment of arterial function and systemic endothelial and inflammatory activation.
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