General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: I visited an e-cig store, last weekend. It was quite an educational field trip. [View all]Tyhanna
(145 posts)It was all the other things in tobacco smoke that did that not the nicotine.
"Electronic cigarettes, contrary to tobacco, do not stiffen the arteries
A new study
A new study about electronic cigarettes was presented during the annual congress of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EUROECHO 2013, Istanbul, Turkey). The study evaluated the effects of electronic cigarettes on aortic elasticity, compared with the respective effects of tobacco cigarettes.
Blood vessels need to be elastic in order to properly deliver blood from the heart to the vital organs. It is well-known that one of the main adverse effects of smoking is acute stiffening of the blood vessels. Aorta, the central artery which delivers blood from the heart to every part of the human body, is particularly affected by smoking. Until now, the effects of electronic cigarette use were unknown....."
[link:http://www.ecigarette-research.com/web/index.php/research/2013/144-electronic-cigarettes-contrary|