Cardiovascular effects of electronic cigarettes

Nature Reviews Cardiology

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 447-456

  Benowitz, Neal L ^a,b   Fraiman, Joseph B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROLEIN; CARBON MONOXIDE; CIGARETTE SMOKE; FLAVORING AGENT; GLYCEROL; NICOTINE; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBON; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE GLYCERIN;

AEROSOL; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; CARDIOTOXICITY; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEART FUNCTION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR ADVERSE CARDIAC EVENT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SMOKING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECT; PRODUCT SAFETY;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; NICOTINE; SMOKING; TOBACCO SMOKING;

EID: 85015848264     PISSN: 17595002     EISSN: 17595010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrcardio.2017.36     Document Type: Review

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