Cigarette Smoking Is An Independent Predictor of Chronic Pain In Sickle Cell Patients: Results From the Walk-PHaSST Study
Goel R, Hassell K, Castro O, Barst R, Rosenzweig E, Sachdev V, Machado R, Gibbs S, Little J, Schraufnagel D, Girgis R, Morris C, Badesch D, Lanzkron S, Goldsmith J, Gordeuk V, Kato G, Gladwin M, Krishnamurti L. Cigarette Smoking Is An Independent Predictor of Chronic Pain In Sickle Cell Patients: Results From the Walk-PHaSST Study. Blood 2010, 116: 4804. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v116.21.4804.4804.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic SCD painSickle cell diseaseTricuspid regurgitant velocitySCD painChronic painPack yearsSmoking historyCigarette smokingCigarette smokersMedical historySCD genotypeSmall single-center studiesSix-minute walk distanceStepwise multivariable logistic regressionMultivariable logistic regression modelEfficacy of sildenafilEnvironmental smoke exposureFormer cigarette smokingMean pack yearsVaso-occlusive painAcute chest syndromeSingle-center studyAbnormal platelet activationMultivariable logistic regressionEffect size