THE EFFECT OF TOBACCO ON THE HEART
Authors: PAUL W. CLOUGH
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1956)

Editorial1 August 1956THE EFFECT OF TOBACCO ON THE HEARTPAUL W. CLOUGH, M.D.PAUL W. CLOUGH, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-45-2-319 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe effects of smoking on the heart and circulation have been discussed for many years, often with considerable emotional bias. Although a great deal of work has been done and an extensive literature has accumulated, there is still much difference of opinion as to the degree and even the existence of any ensuing injury.It is generally agreed that in most subjects smoking accelerates the pulse rate, raises the blood pressure and usually increases the work of the heart. The degree of such changes as well as other disturbances of the circulatory system in different subjects shows great differences which...1 MaddockColler WGFA: Peripheral vasoconstriction by tobacco and its relation to thromboangiitis obliterans, Ann. Surg. 98: 7081, 1933. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2 Roth GM: The effect of smoking cigarettes and also of intravenous administration of nicotine on the electrocardiogram, basal metabolic rate, cutaneous temperature, blood pressure and pulse rate of normal persons, J. A. M. A. 125: 761-767, 1944. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3 WilsonJohnston FNFD: The occurrence in angina pectoris of electrocardiographic changes similar in magnitude and in kind to those produced by myocardial infarction, Trans. A. Am. Physicians 54: 210-224, 1939. Google Scholar4 von AhmGöhle BO: A case of angina pectoris precipitated chiefly by tobacco smoking and meals, Am. Heart J. 38: 775-780, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5 Levy RL: Effects of smoking cigarettes on the heart in normal persons and in cardiac patients, J. A. M. A. 135: 417-422, 1947. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6 Davis FW: The effect of exercise and smoking on the electrocardiograms and ballistocardiograms of normal subjects and patients with coronary artery disease, Am. Heart J. 46: 529-542, 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7 Scarborough WR: A ballistocardiographic and electrocardiographic study of 328 patients with coronary artery disease. Comparison with a similar study of apparently normal persons, Am. Heart J. 44: 645-670, 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8 Davis FW: Ballistocardiographic cigarette test: further observations, Am. Heart J. 51: 165-178, 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9 CacceseSchrager AA: Effects of smoking on the ballistocardiogram, Am. Heart J. 42: 589-596, 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10 MandelbaumMandelbaum HR: Ballistocardiogram as a means of determining nicotine sensitivity, Circulation 5: 885-891, 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11 Henderson CB: Ballistocardiograms after smoking in health and in coronary heart disease, Brit. Heart J. 15: 278-286, 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar12 Buff IE: Effect of cigarette smoking in the normal person, J. A. M. A. 157: 569, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar13 Thomas CB: Observations on the individual effects of smoking on the blood pressure, heart rate, stroke volume and cardiac output of healthy young adults, Ann. Int. Med. 44: 874-892, 1956. LinkGoogle Scholar14 Russek HI: Effects of tobacco and whiskey on the cardiovascular system, J. A. M. A. 157: 563-568, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar15 Haag HB: The physiologic activity of cigarette smoke solutions as related to their nicotine content, J. Lab. and Clin. Med. 25: 610-618, 1940. Google Scholar16 Boyle MM: Effects of intravenous injections of nicotine on the circulation, Am. Heart J. 34: 65-79, 1947. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar17 English JP: Tobacco and coronary disease, J. A. M. A. 115: 1327-1329, 1940. CrossrefGoogle Scholar18 Pearl R: Tobacco smoking and longevity, Science 87: 216-217, 1938. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar19 HammondHorn ECD: The relationship between human smoking habits and death rates, J. A. M. A. 155: 1316-1328, 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByAllgemeine funktionelle Behandlung von Herz-KreislauferkrankungenSmoking and Health 1 August 1956Volume 45, Issue 2Page: 319-325KeywordsBlood pressureEmotionsHeartHeart rate Issue Published: 1 August 1956 PDF DownloadLoading ...