Why the study?
Does a nicotine patch compared to cigarette smoking alter hemodynamic and hematologic parameters in habitual smokers?
Population
30 habitual smokers
Comparison
Transdermal nicotine patch worn for… vs Smoking two cigarettes immediately before…
Design
Other
Follow-up
5 days
Authors
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Nicotine patches may impair digital perfusion in smokers; leaves open safer cessation strategies for microvascular procedures.
Does a nicotine patch compared to cigarette smoking alter hemodynamic and hematologic parameters in habitual smokers?
While both smoking and nicotine patches reduce digital blood flow and increase norepinephrine, the nicotine patch avoids the adverse hematologic and vasopressin effects associated with cigarette smoking.
Netscher et al. (1995) studied this question.
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