Remote exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke is associated with lower exercise capacity through effects on oxygen pulse, a proxy of cardiac stroke volume.
Siyang ZengMichelle DunnWarren M GoldJorge R KizerMehrdad ArjomandiPublished in: BMJ open respiratory research (2022)
In a never-smoker population with remote exposure to SHS, abnormal escalation of blood pressure and an SHS-associated reduction in cardiac output contributed to lower exercise capacity.