Author/Authors :
Özyiğit, Leyla Pur Istanbul University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Chest Disease, Turkey , Özyiğit, Tolga American Hospital - Clinic of Cardiology, Turkey , Polat, Nihat Istanbul University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Cardiology, Turkey , Gürdal, Ahmet Istanbul University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Cardiology, Turkey , Çimen, Arif Oğuzhan Istanbul University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Cardiology, Turkey , Kaşıkçıoğlu, Erdem Istanbul University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Sports Medicine, Turkey , Çuhadaroğlu, Çağlar Acıbadem University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Chest Disease, Turkey , Oflaz, Hüseyin Istanbul University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Cardiology, Turkey , Kılıçaslan, Zeki Istanbul University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Chest Disease, Turkey
Abstract :
Smoking is one of the most common causes of cardiovascular (CV) mortality (1). Besides its atherogenic effects, smoking may also lead to acute fatal CV events such as ventricular fibrillation and sudden death as a result of acute sympathetic and hemodynamic responses (2).
