ArticleTobacco prevention & cessation2017
Acute effects of short term use of ecigarettes on Airways Physiology and Respiratory Symptoms in Smokers with and without Airway Obstructive Diseases and in Healthy non smokers.
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- Pooled it
- Comparison of Acute Effects of E-cigarettes With and Without Nicotine and Tobacco Cigarettes on Hemodynamic and Endothelial Parameters: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension · 2024Pooled it
- Respiratory health effects of e-cigarette substitution for tobacco cigarettes: a systematic review.Harm reduction journal · 2023Pooled it
- A systematic review of the effects of e-cigarette use on lung function.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Cardiopulmonary effects of combustible cigarettes and e-cigarettes in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology · 2026Trial
- Is there a correlation between the changes in airway inflammation and the changes in respiratory mechanics after vaping in patients with asthma?World journal of methodology · 2024Trial
- Acute respiratory responses to the use of e-cigarette: an intervention study.Scientific reports · 2019Trial
- Altered lung function in mice is a sensitive indicator of lung damage following 6 months of electronic nicotine delivery system aerosol exposure.American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology · 2026Article
- Frequent, dual and nighttime nicotine use among Dutch adolescents: findings from a school-based survey.European journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Exploring the influence of vaping on the pharmacokinetic fate of inhaled therapeutics.Archives of toxicology · 2025Review
- A Pilot Study on the Impact of Vaping on Adolescent Lung Function and Nasal Epithelial Gene Expression.American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology · 2025Article
- Short-term effects of electronic cigarette smoking on cardiorespiratory parameters, volatile organic compounds and inflammatory markers.ERJ open research · 2025Article
- Self-rated health differences between exclusive e-cigarette users and exclusive cigarette smokers: evidence from the 2017-2019 Scottish Health Survey.Internal and emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Patterns of Use of e-Cigarettes and Their Respiratory Effects: A Critical Umbrella Review.Tobacco use insights · 2025Review
- Prevalence of vaping, vaping-associated short-term symptoms of respiratory and cardiovascular morbidities, and factors associated with the initiation of vaping among young adults in Kuwait.Tobacco induced diseases · 2025Article
- Oral Health of the Electronic Cigarette Smokers: A Systematic Review.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2024Article
- Longitudinal association of exclusive and dual use of cigarettes and cigars with asthma exacerbation among US adults: a cohort study.Respiratory research · 2024Article
- Current perspective on e-cigarette use and respiratory outcomes: mechanisms and messaging.Expert review of respiratory medicine · 2024Review
- Challenges and perspectives of tobacco cessation in special groups of patients and populations.Breathe (Sheffield, England) · 2023Review
- An Overview of E-Cigarette Impact on Reproductive Health.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough the use of e-cigarettes is increasing worldwide, their short and long-term effects remain undefined. We aimed to study the acute effect of short-term use of e-cigarettes containing nicotine on lung function and respiratory symptoms in smokers with airways obstructive disease (COPD, asthma), "healthy" smokers, and healthy never smokers.
methodsRespiratory symptoms, vital signs, exhaled NO, airway temperature, airway resistance (Raw), specific airway conductance (sGaw) and single nitrogen breath test were assessed before and immediately after short term use of an e-cigarette containing 11mg of nicotine among adults with COPD, asthma, "healthy" smokers, and never-smokers. The effect of the use of nicotine-free e-cigarettes among "healthy" never smokers was also studied.
resultsThe majority of participants reported acute cough. Short term use of nicotine e-cigarettes was associated: a) with increased heart rate in all subjects except in the COPD group, b) decreased oxygen saturation in "healthy" and COPD smokers, c) increased Raw in asthmatic smokers, "healthy" smokers, and healthy never smokers, d) decreased sGaw in healthy subjects, and e) changed slope of phase III curve in asthmatic smokers. Short-term use of nicotine-free e-cigarettes increased Raw and decreased sGaw among healthy never smokers.
conclusionsShort-term use of an e-cigarette has acute effects on airways physiology and respiratory symptoms in COPD smokers, asthmatic smokers, "healthy" smokers and healthy never smokers. E-cigarette use was associated with effects in "healthy" never smokers irrespectively of nicotine concentration. More studies are needed to investigate both short and long-term effects of e-cigarette use.
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