Differential Effects of Electronic Hookah Vaping and Traditional Combustible Hookah Smoking on Oxidation, Inflammation, and Arterial Stiffness.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Traditional hookah smoking has grown quickly to become a global tobacco epidemic. More recently, electronic hookahs (e-hookahs)-vaped through traditional water pipes-were introduced as healthier alternatives to combustible hookah. With combustible tobacco smoking, oxidative stress, inflammation, and vascular stiffness are key components in the development and progression of atherosclerosis. The comparable effects of hookah are unknown.

Research question

What is the differential acute effect of e-hookah vaping vs combustible hookah smoking on oxidation, inflammation, and arterial stiffness?

Study design and methods

In a randomized crossover design study, among a cohort of 17 healthy young adult chronic hookah smokers, we investigated the effect of e-hookah v

SUBMITTER: Rezk-Hanna M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8783031 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature