%0 Journal Article %T Evaluation of heart rate recovery index in heavy smokers %A Ahmet Akyel %A Ekrem Yeter %A Hamza Sunman %A Lale Din£¿ Asarc£¿kl£¿ %A Mehmet Do£¿an %A Mehmet Erat %A Murat Bilgin %A Tolga Han Efe %A Tolga £¿imen %J Archive of "Anatolian Journal of Cardiology". %D 2016 %R 10.5152/AnatolJCardiol.2015.6500 %X Cigarette smoking increases the risk of cardiovascular events. The heart rate recovery index (HRRI) is an indicator of autonomous nervous system function and is an independent prognostic risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. In this study, we aimed to evaluate HRRI in heavy smokers %K exercise stress test %K heart rate recovery index %K smoking %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5331350/