Table 1 Main studies regarding the effects of sidestream cigarette smoking on cardiac autonomic regulation
From: Sidestream cigarette smoke and cardiac autonomic regulation
Authors and year | Main conclusions |
|---|---|
Valenti et al., 2010. | Three weeks of exposure to SSCS did not affect baroreflex function in Wistar rats. |
Valenti et al., 2010. | SSCS exposure affected the sympathetic and parasympathetic responses to changes in blood pressure in WKY rats while it influenced the sympathetic reaction in SHR. |
Cobb et al., 2012. | Waterpipe smoking impairs heart rate variability. Moreover, exposure to smoke components different from nicotine causes the similar effects. |
Valenti et al., 2012. | Exposure to SSCS impairs cardiovascular responses through its influence on catalase mechanism into the 4th V. |
Ordoñana et al., 2012. | Cardiovascular reaction to environmental tobacco smoke is associated with individual craving in smokers. Psychophysiological responses to environmental tobacco smoke are increased in smokers. |