Cigarette Smoking after Aerobic Exercise: The Unfavorable Impacts on Vascular Function

Authors

Elizabeth J. Pekas, University of Nebraska at OmahaFollow
Song-young Park, University of Nebraska at OmahaFollow

Author ORCID Identifier

Park https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6258-3975

Pekas - https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6258-3975

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-1-2021

Publication Title

Korean Journal Sports Medicine

Volume

39

Issue

4

First Page

143

Last Page

145

Abstract

It is well-accepted that vascular dysfunction plays a key role in the pathophysiology of cardiovascular diseases. Although vascular dysfunction is multi-faceted, exercise is a commonly recommended prophylactic strategy to preserve vascular function. We and others have shown that exercise training can elicit beneficial effects on vascular function (e.g., blood pressure and conduit artery function) in healthy and clinical populations^1-4. In fact, indices of vascular function are enhanced shortly after acute exercise^5,6, suggesting that the postexercise recovery period may be a crucial component for facilitating long-term vascular adaptations⁷. Poor habits may be detrimental to this recovery window, such as cigarette smoking. Cigarette smoking is considered a common modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and is associated with arterial stiffness and endothelial dysfunction^8,9. Since exercise is often recommended to individuals with cardiovascular risk factors to prevent disease, it is imperative to understand how smoking can impact acute exercise recovery. Previous studies have investigated cigarette smoking prior to acute exercise and revealed that this can impair normal vascular and exercise pressor responses, thus inducing greater cardiac and arterial strain^10-12. However, until recently, the impacts of cigarette smoking on hemodynamics and conduit artery function during recovery after aerobic exercise have not been explored. In this issue of The Korean Journal of Sports Medicine, Cho et al.¹³ investigated the effects of cigarette smoking on blood pressure and conduit artery function during recovery after an acute bout of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5763/kjsm.2021.39.4.143

Recommended Citation

Pekas, Elizabeth J. and Park, Song-young, "Cigarette Smoking after Aerobic Exercise: The Unfavorable Impacts on Vascular Function" (2021). Health and Kinesiology Faculty Publications. 74.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/hperfacpub/74

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