Cadmium, nicotine and cigarettes: any hypertension paradox?

West Indian Med J. 2013 Jul;62(6):487-8.

Authors

C R Nwokocha¹, J Spence², E N Barton³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Section of Physiology, The University of the West Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica. chukwuemeka.nwokocha@uwimona.edu.jm.
² Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Section of Physiology, The University of the West Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica.
³ Department of Medicine, The University of the West Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica.

PMID: 24756732

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Blood Pressure / drug effects*
Cadmium / adverse effects
Cadmium / pharmacology*
Cardiovascular Diseases / epidemiology*
Humans
Hypertension / epidemiology*
Nicotine / adverse effects
Nicotine / pharmacology*
Risk Factors
Smoking / adverse effects
Smoking / epidemiology*

Substances

Cadmium
Nicotine