Figure 1
From: Exposure to wood smoke increases arterial stiffness and decreases heart rate variability in humans
Vascular parameters 10-60 minutes after exposure. Compared to filtered air, wood smoke exposure increased heart rate (p = 0.008), pulse wave velocity (p = 0.005), augmentation index (p < 0.001) and augmentation pressure (p = 0.004), but no effect was seen on brachial systolic (p = 0.858) or diastolic (p = 0.213) blood pressure. All data expressed as mean ± standard error of the mean and P-values from 2-way ANOVA with repeated measures.