The Chronic Effects of Narghile Use on Males' Cardiovascular Response During Exercise: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Narghile use has regained popularity throughout the world. Public opinion misjudges its chronic harmful effects on health, especially on the cardiovascular system. This systematic review aimed to evaluate the chronic effects of narghile use on cardiovascular response during exercise. It followed the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews guidelines. Original articles from PubMed and Scopus published until January 31, 2020, written in English, and tackling the chronic effects of narghile use on human cardiovascular response during exercise were considered. Five studies met the inclusion criteria. Only males were included in these studies. They were published between 2014 and 2017 by teams from Tunisia (n = 4) and Jordan (n = 1). One study applied the 6-min walk test,

SUBMITTER: Chaieb F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7975579 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature