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List of works by Konstantinos E. Farsalinos

A critique of a World Health Organization-commissioned report and associated paper on electronic cigarettes.

scientific article published on 20 October 2014

A critique of the US Surgeon General's conclusions regarding e-cigarette use among youth and young adults in the United States of America

scientific article published on 6 September 2017

Acute and chronic effects of smoking on myocardial function in healthy heavy smokers: a study of Doppler flow, Doppler tissue velocity, and two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography

scientific article published on 27 November 2012

Acute effects of using an electronic nicotine-delivery device (electronic cigarette) on myocardial function: comparison with the effects of regular cigarettes

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Acute vs. chronic effects of e-cigarettes on vascular function

scientific article published on 20 February 2020

Aldehyde levels in e-cigarette aerosol: Findings from a replication study and from use of a new-generation device

scientific article published on 3 November 2017

Apical traction: a novel visual echocardiographic parameter to predict survival in patients with pulmonary hypertension.

scientific article published on June 2015

Are metals emitted from electronic cigarettes a reason for health concern? A risk-assessment analysis of currently available literature

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Asking the wrong questions about e-cigarettes? A response to Stan Shatenstein.

scientific article published on 12 August 2014

Association between electronic cigarette use and smoking cessation in the European Union in 2017: analysis of a representative sample of 13 057 Europeans from 28 countries

scientific article published on 03 February 2020

Authors miss the opportunity to discuss important public health implications

scientific article published on 31 August 2013

COVID-19 and the nicotinic cholinergic system

scientific article published on 22 May 2020

Can the Association Between Electronic-Cigarette Use and Stroke Be Interpreted as Risk of Stroke?

scientific article published on 01 June 2020

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

scientific article published in January 2017

Carbonyl emissions from a novel heated tobacco product (IQOS): comparison with an e-cigarette and a tobacco cigarette

scientific article published on 10 July 2018

Changes from 2017 to 2018 in e-cigarette use and in ever marijuana use with e-cigarettes among US adolescents: analysis of the National Youth Tobacco Survey

scientific article published on 13 June 2020

Characteristics and risk factors for COVID-19 diagnosis and adverse outcomes in Mexico: an analysis of 89,756 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases

scientific article published on 30 July 2020

Characteristics, perceived side effects and benefits of electronic cigarette use: a worldwide survey of more than 19,000 consumers.

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Combined Toxicity of Cannabidiol Oil with Three Bio-Pesticides against Adults of Sitophilus Zeamais, Rhyzopertha Dominica, Prostephanus Truncatus and Trogoderma Granarium

scientific article published on 13 September 2020

Comment on "E-cigarettes and cardiovascular risk: beyond science and mysticism"

scientific article published on 06 May 2014

Comment on "Flavoring Compounds Dominate Toxic Aldehyde Production during E Cigarette Vaping".

scientific article published on 7 February 2017

Comparison of the cytotoxic potential of cigarette smoke and electronic cigarette vapour extract on cultured myocardial cells

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Corrigendum: Nicotine absorption from electronic cigarette use: comparison between experienced consumers (vapers) and naïve users (smokers).

scientific article published on 4 September 2015

Current smoking, former smoking, and adverse outcome among hospitalized COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 25 June 2020

Cytotoxicity evaluation of electronic cigarette vapor extract on cultured mammalian fibroblasts (ClearStream-LIFE): comparison with tobacco cigarette smoke extract

scientific article published on May 2013

Cytotoxicity of cinnamon-flavored electronic cigarette refills: are the results truly applicable to electronic cigarette use?

scientific article published on 26 April 2014

Detection and quantitative determination of heavy metals in electronic cigarette refill liquids using Total Reflection X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry

scientific article published on 18 April 2018

Development and validation of analytical methodology for the quantification of aldehydes in e-cigarette aerosols using UHPLC-UV.

scientific article published on 10 April 2018

Do flavouring compounds contribute to aldehyde emissions in e-cigarettes?

scientific article published on 28 February 2018

E-Cigarette Use and COVID-19: Questioning Data Reliability

scientific article published on 01 January 2021

E-Cigarette as a Harm Reduction Approach among Tobacco Smoking Khat Chewers: A Promising Bullet of Multiple Gains

scientific article published on 19 February 2016

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

scientific article published on 01 April 2019

E-cigarette use and indoor air quality: methodological limitations: response to W. Schober et al.'s "use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) impairs indoor air quality and increases FeNO levels of e-cigarette consumers"

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E-cigarette use in the European Union: millions of smokers claim e-cigarettes helped them quit

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E-cigarette use is strongly associated with recent smoking cessation: an analysis of a representative population sample in Greece

scientific article published on 14 January 2019

E-cigarettes and smoking cessation in the United States according to frequency of e-cigarette use and quitting duration: analysis of the 2016 and 2017 National Health Interview Surveys

scientific article published on 15 February 2019

E-cigarettes emit very high formaldehyde levels only in conditions that are aversive to users: A replication study under verified realistic use conditions

scientific article published on 29 August 2017

E-cigarettes generate high levels of aldehydes only in 'dry puff' conditions.

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E-cigarettes need to be tested for safety under realistic conditions

scientific article published in October 2015

Effect of continuous smoking reduction and abstinence on blood pressure and heart rate in smokers switching to electronic cigarettes.

scientific article published on 9 January 2016

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

scientific article published on 05 February 2020

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

scientific article published on 06 December 2019

Electronic cigarette experimentation in the Malaysian city of Kuantan: Was there an association with the smoking status?

scientific article published on October 2016

Electronic cigarette use in Greece: an analysis of a representative population sample in Attica prefecture.

scientific article published on 13 April 2018

Electronic cigarette use in the European Union: analysis of a representative sample of 27 460 Europeans from 28 countries

scientific article published on 24 June 2016

Endothelial progenitor cell release is usually considered a beneficial effect: Problems in interpreting the acute effects of e-cigarette use

scientific article published on 21 December 2016

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

scientific article published on 3 September 2013

Evaluation of electronic cigarette liquids and aerosol for the presence of selected inhalation toxins.

scientific article published on September 2014

Factors associated with dual use of tobacco and electronic cigarettes: A case control study

scientific article published on 19 January 2015

Frequency of Use and Smoking Status of U.S. Adolescent E-Cigarette Users in 2015

scientific article published on 07 April 2018

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

scientific article published on 7 July 2016

Head-to-Head Comparison of Global Longitudinal Strain Measurements among Nine Different Vendors: The EACVI/ASE Inter-Vendor Comparison Study

scientific article published on 23 July 2015

Impact of flavour variability on electronic cigarette use experience: an internet survey.

scientific article published on 17 December 2013

Improved strategies to counter the COVID-19 pandemic: Lockdowns vs. Primary and Community Healthcare

scientific article published on 03 December 2020

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

scientific article published on 27 September 2019

Is there any legal and scientific basis for classifying electronic cigarettes as medications?

scientific article published on 22 March 2014

It is preferable for surgical patients to use e-cigarettes rather than smoke cigarettes

scientific article published on 10 March 2014

Knowledge and Perceptions about Nicotine, Nicotine Replacement Therapies and Electronic Cigarettes among Healthcare Professionals in Greece.

scientific article published on 20 May 2016

Lessons and Guidance from the Special Issue on Electronic Cigarette Use and Public Health

scientific article published on 26 June 2018

Letter to the Editor: The effects of electronic cigarette aerosol exposure on inflammation and lung function in mice

scientific article published in November 2017

Nicotine absorption from electronic cigarette use: comparison between experienced consumers (vapers) and naïve users (smokers).

scientific article published on 17 June 2015

Nicotine absorption from electronic cigarette use: comparison between first and new-generation devices

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Nicotine levels and presence of selected tobacco-derived toxins in tobacco flavoured electronic cigarette refill liquids.

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Nicotinic Cholinergic System and COVID-19: In Silico Identification of an Interaction between SARS-CoV-2 and Nicotinic Receptors with Potential Therapeutic Targeting Implications

scientific article published on 13 August 2020

Patterns of e-cigarette use, biochemically verified smoking status and self-reported changes in health status of a random sample of vapeshops customers in Greece

scientific article published on 11 January 2019

Prevalence and correlates of current daily use of electronic cigarettes in the European Union: analysis of the 2014 Eurobarometer survey

scientific article published on 4 March 2017

Protocol proposal for, and evaluation of, consistency in nicotine delivery from the liquid to the aerosol of electronic cigarettes atomizers: regulatory implications

scientific article published on 12 January 2016

Real-Time Assessment of E-Cigarettes and Conventional Cigarettes Emissions: Aerosol Size Distributions, Mass and Number Concentrations

scientific article published on 30 August 2019

Regulation in the face of uncertainty: the evidence on electronic nicotine delivery systems (e-cigarettes)

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Research letter on e-cigarette cancer risk was so misleading it should be retracted

scientific article published in October 2015

Response to Shihadeh et al. (2015): E-cigarettes generate high levels of aldehydes only in 'dry puff' conditions

scientific article published on 23 September 2015

Risks of attempting to regulate nicotine flux in electronic cigarettes

scientific article published on 19 October 2014

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

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Systematic review of the prevalence of current smoking among hospitalized COVID-19 patients in China: could nicotine be a therapeutic option?

scientific article published on 09 May 2020

Systematic review of the prevalence of current smoking among hospitalized COVID-19 patients in China: could nicotine be a therapeutic option? Reply

scientific article published on 21 September 2020

Tobacco-Specific Nitrosamines in Electronic Cigarettes: Comparison between Liquid and Aerosol Levels

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Toxicity assessment of refill liquids for electronic cigarettes

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Toxicity classification of e-cigarette flavouring compounds based on European Union regulation: analysis of findings from a recent study

scientific article published on 25 July 2019

Why We Consider the NIOSH-Proposed Safety Limits for Diacetyl and Acetyl Propionyl Appropriate in the Risk Assessment of Electronic Cigarette Liquid Use: A Response to Hubbs et al

scientific article published on 12 January 2015

Youth tobacco use and electronic cigarettes.

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[Response to "New tobacco products, a threat for tobacco control and public health of Mexico"]

scientific article published on 01 July 2019