February 27, 2008Neuropsychobiology

Smoking panic disorder patients had significantly higher supine HR, standing diastolic BP, standing mean BP, and cardiac load compared to nonsmoking patients and controls, while lipid values in panic disorder patients showed no significant risk compared to reference values.

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Why the study?

Does smoking increase cardiovascular risk factors (HR, BP) in patients with panic disorder compared to nonsmokers and healthy controls?

Population

19 nonsmoking normal controls, 29 smoking patients with panic disorder, and 36 nonsmoking patients with…

Comparison

Smoking (in patients with panic disorder) vs Nonsmoking panic disorder patients and…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

VYVikram K. Yeragani RPR. O. Pohl RBRichard Balon

Discussion

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Overview

Smoking may drive higher HR and BP in panic disorder; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.

Structured PICO

Does smoking increase cardiovascular risk factors (HR, BP) in patients with panic disorder compared to nonsmokers and healthy controls?

Population

19 nonsmoking normal controls, 29 smoking patients with panic disorder, and 36 nonsmoking patients with panic disorder (for HR/BP measures); 92 panic disorder patients for lipid analysis.

Intervention

Smoking (in patients with panic disorder)

Comparator

Nonsmoking panic disorder patients and nonsmoking normal controls

Outcome

Supine and standing heart rate (HR), blood pressure measures, and lipid values (total cholesterol, HDL, LDL)surrogate

Smoking, rather than panic disorder itself, appears to be the primary driver of increased heart rate and blood pressure in patients with panic disorder, while lipid profiles remain unaffected.

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Yeragani et al. (2008) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a72e0afda24de05641ae69a https://doi.org/10.1159/000119440

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February 27, 2008Neuropsychobiology

Smoking panic disorder patients had significantly higher supine HR, standing diastolic BP, standing mean BP, and cardiac load compared to nonsmoking patients and controls, while lipid values in panic disorder patients showed no significant risk compared to reference values.

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Why the study?

Does smoking increase cardiovascular risk factors (HR, BP) in patients with panic disorder compared to nonsmokers and healthy controls?

Population

19 nonsmoking normal controls, 29 smoking patients with panic disorder, and 36 nonsmoking patients with…

Comparison

Smoking (in patients with panic disorder) vs Nonsmoking panic disorder patients and…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

VYVikram K. Yeragani RPR. O. Pohl RBRichard Balon

Discussion

Member takes

Overview

Smoking may drive higher HR and BP in panic disorder; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.

Structured PICO

Does smoking increase cardiovascular risk factors (HR, BP) in patients with panic disorder compared to nonsmokers and healthy controls?

Population

19 nonsmoking normal controls, 29 smoking patients with panic disorder, and 36 nonsmoking patients with panic disorder (for HR/BP measures); 92 panic disorder patients for lipid analysis.

Intervention

Smoking (in patients with panic disorder)

Comparator

Nonsmoking panic disorder patients and nonsmoking normal controls

Outcome

Supine and standing heart rate (HR), blood pressure measures, and lipid values (total cholesterol, HDL, LDL)surrogate

Smoking, rather than panic disorder itself, appears to be the primary driver of increased heart rate and blood pressure in patients with panic disorder, while lipid profiles remain unaffected.

Cite This Study

Yeragani et al. (2008) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a72e0afda24de05641ae69a https://doi.org/10.1159/000119440

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