ReviewEnvironmental health and preventive medicine2019
The effects of hookah/waterpipe smoking on general health and the cardiovascular system.
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74 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The Chronic Effects of Narghile Use on Males' Cardiovascular Response During Exercise: A Systematic Review.American journal of men's healthPooled it
- High Rates of Hookah Use in Pregnancy and Preconception: Prevalence and Correlates of an Often-Overlooked Tobacco Product.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2026Article
- Cardiac injury elicited by sub-chronic hookah smoke inhalation, and the alleviating effect of procysteine, 2-oxo-(4R)-4-thiazolidinecarboxylic acid, in BALB/c mice.Current research in pharmacology and drug discovery · 2026Article
- Factors associated with smoking cessation among adolescents: A retrospective study in a smoking cessation outpatient clinic.Tobacco induced diseases · 2026Article
- Effect of the cysteine prodrug L-2-oxothiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid onFrontiers in toxicology · 2026Article
- [Prevalence and associated factors of shisha consumption among middle school, high school, and university students in Labé in 2022].The Pan African medical journal · 2026Article
- Comparative effects of alternate tobacco products and traditional tobacco smoking on various organ/systems: A guide to regulators and health policy makers.Toxicology reports · 2025Review
- Development and validation of a questionnaire to assess women's hookah smoking: insights from a multi-stage study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Bioaccumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from leachates of waterpipe tobacco wastes on Peronia peronii species from the Persian Gulf region.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Temporal and Thematic Analysis of Promotional Waterpipe-Related Posts on Twitter/X in the US.Substance use & misuse · 2025Article
- Prevalence and associated factors of waterpipe tobacco smoking in Japan.Tobacco induced diseases · 2025Article
- Semen Quality Measures in Hookah and Cigarette Smokers Compared to Nonsmokers.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2025Article
- Prothrombotic State and Vascular Damage in Angiotensin II-Induced Hypertension: Influence of Waterpipe Smoke Exposure.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2025Article
- Toxicity of waterpipe tobacco smoking: the role of flavors, sweeteners, humectants, and charcoal.Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology · 2024Review
- 2024 Guidelines of the Taiwan Society of Cardiology on the Primary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease --- Part I.Acta Cardiologica Sinica · 2024Article
- Waterpipe smoking is associated with presence and severity of coronary artery disease: a propensity score-matched study.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2024Article
- Evaluation of Periodontal Clinicoradiographic Status and Whol Salivary Prostaglandin E2 Levels among Users of Water Pipe and Cigarettes.Oral health & preventive dentistry · 2024Article
- The Diversity in Tobacco Use Among Women of Reproductive Age (15-49 Years) in Pakistan: A Secondary Analysis of a Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2016-2018.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2024Article
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- Consumption of hookahs, e-cigarettes, and classic cigarettes and the impact on medically assisted reproduction treatment.Scientific reports · 2024Article
14 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Hookah or waterpipe smoking or use is an emerging trend in the US population, especially among the youth. The misperception of hookah being less harmful than cigarettes and the availability of different but "appealing" flavors are considered among the main reasons for this trend. Hookah users however are exposed to many of the same toxic compounds/by-products as cigarette users, but at dramatically higher levels, which might lead to more severe negative health effects. In fact, hookah users are at risks of infections, cancers, lung disease, and other medical conditions. Moreover, because of the overlapping toxicant/chemical profile to conventional cigarettes, hookah smoke effects on the cardiovascular system are thought to be comparable to those of conventional cigarettes. A major source of tobacco addiction is nicotine, whose levels in hookah are extremely variable as they depend on the type of tobacco used. Taken together, in this review of literature, we will provide insights on the negative health effects of hookah in general, with a focus on what is known regarding its impact on the cardiovascular system.
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