Clinical medicine of the future is poised to use an individual's genomic data to predict
disease risk and guide clinical care. The treatment of cigarette smoking and tobacco use …

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are associated with poor maternal and neonatal
prognoses. Although several studies have indicated an effect of secondhand smoke (SHS) …

Background: Recent literature suggest the effect of maternal smoking on risk of hypertensive
disorders in pregnancy (HDP) and preeclampsia may differ by ethnicity; however, studies on …

Hypertension is a systolic blood pressure (SBP) value of 130mmHg or more and/or a
diastolic blood pressure (DBP) of more than 80 mmHg. One of the factors in the …

Various tools are available to assess atherosclerosis, arterial stiffening, and endothelial
function. They offer utility in the assessment of hypertensive phenotypes, in cardiovascular …

Smoking during pregnancy is a risk factor for various adverse birth outcomes but lowers the
risk of preeclampsia. Cardiovascular adaptations might underlie these associations. We …

Objectives: Previous studies indicated that cigarette smokers were more likely to develop
hypertension, and both smoking and hypertension were associated with inflammation …

China is home to the world's largest cigarette maker, and with more than 320 million
smokers, accounts for a fifth of world annual deaths from smoking-related diseases. Basic …

Emphysema is an important feature of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Genetic factors likely affect emphysema pathogenesis, but this question has predominantly …

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the main reason for disability caused by autoimmunity. However,
effective biomarkers for MS have not been identified. This study explored the molecular …