Why the study?
Does chronic heavy smoking reduce digital blood flow compared to non-smokers?
Does chronic heavy smoking reduce digital blood flow compared to non-smokers?
Chronic heavy smoking significantly reduces digital blood flow, suggesting that monitoring digital blood flow could serve as a screening test for peripheral vascular status in smokers.
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Supports digital flow assessment in heavy smokers as hypothesis-generating; leaves open its role in screening or TAO monitoring pending prospective data.
Santosh et al. (1994) studied this question.
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