Health effects of e-cigarettes and their use for smoking cessation from a vascular perspective

Vasa. 2023 Feb 3. doi: 10.1024/0301-1526/a001056. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACT Tobacco consumption is one of the most important risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Despite all efforts to curb any form of smoking, the number of e-cigarette users is still rising more than tabacco smoking decreases. E-cigarettes are often advertised as less harmful than regular cigarettes and helpful for smoking cessation. But e-cigarettes are not risk-free and their use causes vascular damage. There is concern about long-term health risks of e-cigarettes or when non-smokers use them as first nicotine contact. Furthermore, their use for smoking cessation is discussed controversially. To optimize treatment and medical counselling of current smokers and e-cigarette users, we present an evidence-based overview of the most important issues of e-cigarette use from a vascular medicine point of view. The key messages are presented as a position statement of the German Society of Vascular Medicine and endorsed by the European Society of Vascular Medicine.PMID:36734252 | DOI:10.1024/0301-1526/a001056

Source: VASA. Zeitschrift fur Gefasskrankheiten. Journal for Vascular Diseases - February 3, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Bernd Krabbe Christine Espinola-Klein Nasser Malyar Marianne Brodmann Lucia Mazzolai Jill J F Belch Oliver J M üller Christian Heiss DGA-German Society of Angiology Board ESVM-European Society of Vascular Medicine Board Source Type: research