Key result
Smoking cessation significantly decreased blood passage time from 63.0 seconds to 49.7 seconds after 3 months, indicating a marked improvement in blood fluidity.
Why the study?
Does smoking cessation improve blood rheology (blood passage time) in smoking patients?
Population
74 smoking patients (54 men, 20 women, mean age 57.9 years)
Comparison
Smoking cessation therapy vs Baseline (before smoking cessation)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
3 months
Authors
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May aid risk stratification in smokers; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before clinical adoption.
Observational (n=74)
No
Does smoking cessation improve blood rheology (blood passage time) in smoking patients?
Mean Difference: -13.3
Absolute Event Rate: 49.7% vs 63%
p-value: p=0.002
Smoking cessation significantly improves blood rheology, as measured by blood passage time, within 3 months, suggesting a rapid reduction in thrombotic cardiovascular risk.
Shimada et al. (2010) conducted an observational in Cigarette smoking (n=74). Smoking cessation vs. Baseline (before smoking cessation) was evaluated on Blood passage time (BPT) (Reduction of 13.3 seconds, p=0.002). Smoking cessation significantly decreased blood passage time from 63.0 seconds to 49.7 seconds after 3 months, indicating a marked improvement in blood fluidity.