Purpose: The addictive properties and devastating consequences of cigarette smoke on human health, including cardiac function, are well known. In recent years the electronic cigarette (e-cigarette), a battery-powered nicotine delivery device, has been marketed as a safer habit. Despite the global debate about its' use, no studies have examined the device's consequences on cardiac function. The ...

BACKGROUND Little is known about electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use among Chinese adolescents. We examined the prevalence of current (past 30-day) e-cigarette use and its associated factors in a large sample of adolescents in Hong Kong. METHODS We analyzed data of the School-based Survey on Smoking among Students 2012/13 from a representative sample of 45,857 secondary school students (me...

The proliferation of electronic cigarettes (ECs) continues to divide public health opinion. Among the leading controversies are the risks to the individual user and the risks to youth. The exact risk reduction to smokers using EC is unknown. Although contested, Public Health England (PHE) and the Royal College of Physicians estimated that the relative harm from EC is around 5% of that from comb...

OBJECTIVES The goal of this study was to examine the prevalence and perceptions of electronic cigarette use among Canadian youth and young adults. METHODS A sample of 1,188 youth and young adults age 16-30 years were recruited from an online panel of Canadians in 2012. After viewing an image of an e-cigarette, respondents answered questions regarding their use and perceptions of e-cigarettes....

Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have recently been widely used as a method to conventional smoking cessation or an alternative, especially among young population. The newly identified E-cigarette, vaping, product use associated lung injury (EVALI) and the risk of myocardial infarction may lead catastrophic consequences including death. Herein, we present case ST-elevation (STEMI) accompani...

INTRODUCTION Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are battery-powered nicotine delivery devices that have become popular among smokers. We conducted an experiment to understand adult smokers' responses to e-cigarette advertisements and investigate the impact of ads' arguments and imagery. METHODS A U.S. national sample of smokers who had never tried e-cigarettes (n=3253) participated in a bet...

INTRODUCTION Tobacco smoking leads to changes in hemodynamic parameters such as heart rate and systolic or diastolic blood pressure. It has a direct influence on the elasticity of blood vessels and increases arterial stiffness, which can result in development of atherosclerosis. Data show that the nicotine in tobacco smoke probably is responsible for these changes. Electronic cigarettes (e-ciga...

BACKGROUND Cigarette smoking is a tough addiction to break. Therefore, improved approaches to smoking cessation are necessary. The electronic-cigarette (e-Cigarette), a battery-powered electronic nicotine delivery device (ENDD) resembling a cigarette, may help smokers to remain abstinent during their quit attempt or to reduce cigarette consumption. Efficacy and safety of these devices in long-t...

OBJECTIVE With the rapid increase in use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), such as electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), users and non-users are exposed to the aerosol and product constituents. This is a review of published data on the human health effects of exposure to e-cigarettes and their components. METHODS Literature searches were conducted through September 2013 using mu...