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This is a pilot study on acute effects of Hookah smoking on the sympathetic neural control of the human cardiovascular system. Hookah smoking is known to transiently increase blood pressure and heart rate while decreasing heart rate variability suggesting - but not proving - sympathetic mediation. Here the investigators will directly measure the acute effects of Hookah smoking on sympathetic nerve activity with microneurography (intraneural microelectrodes) and quantify associated regional changes in vasomotor tone.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hookah smoking | Experimental | Healthy habitual Hookah smokers will undergo microneurography, myocardial contrast echocardiogram or venous occlusion plethysmography before and after Hookah smoking. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hookah smoking | Other | Subjects will smoke waterpipe in a controlled research environment. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Sympathetic nerve activity | Multi-unit recordings of sympathetic nerve activity will be obtained with single-use sterile tungsten microelectrodes inserted selectively into muscle or skin nerve fascicles of the peritoneal nerve. | At the initial study visit |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Myocardial contrast echocardiography | Myocardial contrast echocardiography will be used to measure regional myocardial perfusion (i.e. capillary blood volume) and coronary flow reserve. | At the initial study visit |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Venous Occlusion Plethysmography | Lower leg blood flow will be measured with standard venous occlusion plethysmography. | At the initial study visit |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Ronald G Victor, MD | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles | California | 90048 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D000073867 | Water Pipe Smoking |
| D012907 | Smoking |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D000073868 | Pipe Smoking |
| D001519 | Behavior |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000075387 | Smoking Water Pipes |
| ID | Term |
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| D000074604 | Smoking Pipes |
| D000074602 | Smoking Devices |
| D008420 | Manufactured Materials |
| D013676 | Technology, Industry, and Agriculture |
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