Why the study?
Does smoking increase serum levels of NT-proBNP in apparently healthy individuals?
Does smoking increase serum levels of NT-proBNP in apparently healthy individuals?
Smoking is associated with significantly elevated serum NT-proBNP levels in apparently healthy individuals, suggesting it may serve as an early marker for subclinical left ventricular dysfunction.
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Mohammed et al. (2018) studied this question.
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