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Evaluating nicotine levels selection and patterns of electronic cigarette use in a group of "vapers" who had achieved complete substitution of smoking.

Substance abuse : research and treatment

Farsalinos KE, Romagna G, Tsiapras D, Kyrzopoulos S, Voudris V.
PMID: 24049448
Subst Abuse. 2013 Sep 03;7:139-46. doi: 10.4137/SART.S12756. eCollection 2013.

BACKGROUND: Electronic cigarettes (ECs) are alternative-to-smoking nicotine delivery devices; consumers (commonly called vapers) use them in order to reduce or completely substitute smoking. The European Commission has released a proposal for a new Tobacco Product Directive that might reduce...

Chronic idiopathic neutrophilia in a smoker, relieved after smoking cessation with the use of electronic cigarette: a case report.

Clinical medicine insights. Case reports

Farsalinos KE, Romagna G.
PMID: 23439796
Clin Med Insights Case Rep. 2013;6:15-21. doi: 10.4137/CCRep.S11175. Epub 2013 Jan 24.

INTRODUCTION: Smoking is a major risk factor for a variety of diseases. Electronic cigarettes are battery-operated devices that deliver nicotine to the lungs by evaporation of a liquid. Chronic idiopathic neutrophilia is a condition characterized by elevated white blood...

Harmful effects from one puff of shisha-pen vapor: methodological and interpretational problems in the risk assessment analysis.

Tobacco induced diseases

Farsalinos KE, Baeyens F.
PMID: 27390575
Tob Induc Dis. 2016 Jul 07;14:22. doi: 10.1186/s12971-016-0086-7. eCollection 2016.

With this letter we express our concerns about the applicability of the proposed Margin of Exposure analysis as a method of risk assessment for propylene glycol and glycerol exposure from a shisha-pen type electronic cigarette. The studies used to...

Carbonyl Emissions in E-cigarette Aerosol: A Systematic Review and Methodological Considerations.

Frontiers in physiology

Farsalinos KE, Gillman G.
PMID: 29375395
Front Physiol. 2018 Jan 11;8:1119. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2017.01119. eCollection 2017.

Carbonyl emissions from tobacco cigarettes represent a substantial health risk contributing to smoking-related morbidity and mortality. As expected, this is an important research topic for tobacco harm reduction products, in an attempt to compare the relative risk of these...

Effects of Exposure to Tobacco Cigarette, Electronic Cigarette and Heated Tobacco Product on Adipocyte Survival and Differentiation In Vitro.

Toxics

Zagoriti Z, El Mubarak MA, Farsalinos K, Topouzis S.
PMID: 32033401
Toxics. 2020 Feb 05;8(1). doi: 10.3390/toxics8010009.

Cigarette smoking (CS) causes significant morbidity worldwide, attributed to the numerous toxicants generated by tobacco combustion. Electronic cigarettes (ECIG) and heated tobacco products (HTP) are considered alternative smoking/vaping products that deliver nicotine through an inhaled aerosol and emit fewer...

Is e-cigarette use associated with coronary heart disease and myocardial infarction? Insights from the 2016 and 2017 National Health Interview Surveys.

Therapeutic advances in chronic disease

Farsalinos KE, Polosa R, Cibella F, Niaura R.
PMID: 31632622
Ther Adv Chronic Dis. 2019 Sep 27;10:2040622319877741. doi: 10.1177/2040622319877741. eCollection 2019.

BACKGROUND: This study analyzed the National Health Interview Surveys (NHIS) of 2016 (METHODS: Surveys were examined separately and pooled. Logistic regression analysis was used, with demographics, e-cigarette use, smoking and risk factors for CHD (hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes) being...

Improved strategies to counter the COVID-19 pandemic: Lockdowns vs. primary and community healthcare.

Toxicology reports

Farsalinos K, Poulas K, Kouretas D, Vantarakis A, Leotsinidis M, Kouvelas D, Docea AO, Kostoff R, Gerotziafas GT, Antoniou MN, Polosa R, Barbouni A, Yiakoumaki V, Giannouchos TV, Bagos PG, Lazopoulos G, Izotov BN, Tutelyan VA, Aschner M, Hartung T, Wallace HM, Carvalho F, Domingo JL, Tsatsakis A.
PMID: 33294384
Toxicol Rep. 2021;8:1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2020.12.001. Epub 2020 Dec 03.

COVID-19 pandemic mitigation strategies are mainly based on social distancing measures and healthcare system reinforcement. However, many countries in Europe and elsewhere implemented strict, horizontal lockdowns because of extensive viral spread in the community which challenges the capacity of...

Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) and Their Relevance in Oral Health.

Toxics

Isik Andrikopoulos G, Farsalinos K, Poulas K.
PMID: 31817732
Toxics. 2019 Dec 06;7(4). doi: 10.3390/toxics7040061.

The number and popularity of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and especially e-cigarettes (e-cigs) have been increasing in the last decade. Although ENDS owe their popularity to excluding the harmful chemicals that are present in tobacco smoke, there is...

E-cigarette Use and Myocardial Infarction: Association Versus Causal Inference.

American journal of preventive medicine

Farsalinos K, Niaura R.
PMID: 30898223
Am J Prev Med. 2019 Apr;56(4):626-627. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2018.11.013.

No abstract available.

Safety evaluation and risk assessment of electronic cigarettes as tobacco cigarette substitutes: a systematic review.

Therapeutic advances in drug safety

Farsalinos KE, Polosa R.
PMID: 25083263
Ther Adv Drug Saf. 2014 Apr;5(2):67-86. doi: 10.1177/2042098614524430.

Electronic cigarettes are a recent development in tobacco harm reduction. They are marketed as less harmful alternatives to smoking. Awareness and use of these devices has grown exponentially in recent years, with millions of people currently using them. This...

Health impact of electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco systems.

Internal and emergency medicine

Polosa R, Farsalinos K, Prisco D.
PMID: 31414334
Intern Emerg Med. 2019 Sep;14(6):817-820. doi: 10.1007/s11739-019-02167-4. Epub 2019 Aug 14.

No abstract available.

Response to McMahon et al's "Cutaneous reactions reported after Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination: A registry-based study of four hundred fourteen cases".

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Poulas K, Farsalinos K.
PMID: 34801633
J Am Acad Dermatol. 2021 Nov 18; doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.09.071. Epub 2021 Nov 18.

No abstract available.

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