31-Oct-2022
Use of e-cigarettes had negative cardiovascular effects similar to smoking cigarettes
American Heart AssociationReports and Proceedings
A small, short-term study of young adults without cardiovascular disease or heart disease risk factors found that several volatile organic compounds released by pod-based e-cigarettes were associated with changes in blood pressure, heart rate and blood vessel dilation.
Pod-based e-cigarette users and traditional combustible cigarette users had 8% higher systolic (top-number) blood pressure and a higher heart rate compared to non-users. 64% of the adults who used e-cigarettes used them exclusively over traditional cigarettes, and 37% of e-cigarette users never smoked traditional cigarettes. The study found the vascular (arteries and veins that circulate blood throughout the body) changes associated with using e-cigarettes were similar between the two groups.
- Funder
- American Heart Association Tobacco Center for Regulatory Science, U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Tobacco Products, NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
- Meeting
- American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2022