It is demonstrated in flight that weightlessnesssignificantlyaffects the bloodcirculatorysystem and maycausecardiovasculardysfunctionandanemia of spaceflight.
"This is very useful for the understanding of the mechanisms through which smoking induces arterial dysfunction and subsequent cardiovascular disease and hopeful for the discovery of substances capable of reversing smokes harmful effects, " they said.
Individuals with high triglyceride levels should undergo further assessment of other cardiovascular risk factors, such as obesity, hypertension, abnormal glucose metabolism, and liver dysfunction.