Smoking and blood pressure in 15 year olds in Dunedin, New Zealand.

Abstract

Among the immediate effects of inhaling cigarette smoke is a rise in heart rate and blood pressure as a result of the action of nicotine at a number of sites effecting neurocardiovascular control. Many studies - for example, that by Simpson et al'-have found lower average systolic and diastolic blood pressures in adults who smoked than in non-smokers.