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Abstract Title:

Electronic Cigarette Use and the Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases.

Abstract Source:

Front Cardiovasc Med. 2022 ;9:879726. Epub 2022 Apr 7. PMID: 35463745

Abstract Author(s):

Jorge Espinoza-Derout, Xuesi M Shao, Candice J Lao, Kamrul M Hasan, Juan Carlos Rivera, Maria C Jordan, Valentina Echeverria, Kenneth P Roos, Amiya P Sinha-Hikim, Theodore C Friedman

Article Affiliation:

Jorge Espinoza-Derout

Abstract:

Electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes are the most frequently used tobacco product among adolescents. Despite the widespread use of e-cigarettes and the known detrimental cardiac consequences of nicotine, the effects of e-cigarettes on the cardiovascular system are not well-known. Severalandstudies delineating the mechanisms of the impact of e-cigarettes on the cardiovascular system have been published. These include mechanisms associated with nicotine or other components of the aerosol or thermal degradation products of e-cigarettes. The increased hyperlipidemia, sympathetic dominance, endothelial dysfunction, DNA damage, and macrophage activation are prominent effects of e-cigarettes. Additionally, oxidative stress and inflammation are unifying mechanisms at many levels of the cardiovascular impairment induced by e-cigarette exposure. This review outlines the contribution of e-cigarettes in the development of cardiovascular diseases and their molecular underpinnings.

Study Type : Review

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