Pipe and cigar use, lung function decline and clinical outcomes: an analysis of the NHLBI Pooled Cohorts Study
Pipe and cigar use was associated with accelerated lung function decline and increased mortality and cardiopulmonary events, including among never cigarette users. These findings underscore the need for prevention and cessation efforts targeting non-cigarette tobacco.
Authors
- R. Kalhan
- C. Eckhardt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3249-926X)
- Wendy White (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4509-5600)
- William M. Gardner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7607-3586)
- Tiffany R. Sanchez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8601-307X)
- J M Morris
- Diane Neal
- Elizabeth C. Oelsner
- Sachin Yende
- David R Jacobs
- David J Couper
- Stephanie J London
- Surya P Bhatt
- Joseph E Schwartz
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Tougaloo College (US)
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Colorado School of Public Health (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- Stony Brook School (US)
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (US)
- National Cancer Institute (US)
- Minnesota Department of Health (US)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Thorax
- Published
- 2026-03-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/thorax-2025-224461
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00