Clinical & Experimental Cardiology
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Hussein A Naser

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• Research Article
  Study the Pulmonary Hypertension among Heavy Smokers Young Adult Males before the Clinical Evidences of Chronic Lung Disease
  Author(s): Hussein A Naser, Najah R Hadi, Adea F Ibrahim and Ali Assad Hussein A Naser, Najah R Hadi, Adea F Ibrahim and Ali Assad
  
  Background: Smoking is a well-known risk factor for development of COPD. Prevalence of smoking is high. Its effect on the pulmonary pressure before the development of COPD still needs to be explored on human model. Aim of the study: The aim of the study is to evaluate the pulmonary hypertension in young heavy smokers adult population prior to the development of the clinical and the abnormal pulmonary function test. Material and Methods: The study was carried out at Al Sader Najaf Teaching Hospital during the period April 2015 to April 2016 where 93 Smokers who smoke at least 2 packets/day for minimal two years period were included in the study with 93 non-smokers used as a control group. The age of the smokers group and non- smokers group was less than 40 year with mean age 25 ± 4.1 for smokers and 24.9 &plu.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9880.1000536

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