Acute Cardiovascular Effects of Vaping Compared to Cigarette Smoking in Young Adults
Background: First introduced as the safer alternative to smoking, vaping has become a popular activity among young adults. However, little is known about the potential health effects of vaping. This pilot project examined the acute cardiovascular effects of nicotine vapes/e-cigarettes (EC) in comp...
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| author | Keana Shahin Sarah L. West Ingrid K. M. Brenner |
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Background: First introduced as the safer alternative to smoking, vaping has become a popular activity among young adults. However, little is known about the potential health effects of vaping. This pilot project examined the acute cardiovascular effects of nicotine vapes/e-cigarettes (EC) in comparison to tobacco cigarettes (TC) in young adults in order to determine if vaping is more detrimental to cardiovascular health than traditional cigarettes.
Methods: 16 healthy participants (7 M, 9 F; 20.2 ± 1.9 years) were recruited to participate in the study. Anthropometric measures were determined upon entry into the study. Circulatory measures (heart rate [HR], blood pressure [BP] and heart rate variability [HRV]) were measured prior to and 10-min following vaping or cigarette smoking and in response to an orthostatic challenge.
Results: Resting circulatory and HRV measures were not different between chronic EC-users and TC-smokers. Vaping and cigarette smoking induced a significant increase in cardiovascular measures (HR and BP) but not HRV measures. Both groups responded similarly to the orthostatic challenge prior to and following vaping/smoking.
Conclusion: These results indicate that, from a cardiovascular perspective, vaping induces similar acute effects as cigarette smoking and that young adults should be counselled about these adverse effects accordingly.
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| spelling | doaj.art-3a249f417240485ba9ebbc66bdcc8fb52022-12-22T01:35:51ZengMcGill UniversityMcGill Journal of Medicine1201-026X1715-81252022-04-0120110.26443/mjm.v20i1.861Acute Cardiovascular Effects of Vaping Compared to Cigarette Smoking in Young AdultsKeana Shahin0Sarah L. West1Ingrid K. M. Brenner2StudentTrent UniversityTrent University Background: First introduced as the safer alternative to smoking, vaping has become a popular activity among young adults. However, little is known about the potential health effects of vaping. This pilot project examined the acute cardiovascular effects of nicotine vapes/e-cigarettes (EC) in comparison to tobacco cigarettes (TC) in young adults in order to determine if vaping is more detrimental to cardiovascular health than traditional cigarettes. Methods: 16 healthy participants (7 M, 9 F; 20.2 ± 1.9 years) were recruited to participate in the study. Anthropometric measures were determined upon entry into the study. Circulatory measures (heart rate [HR], blood pressure [BP] and heart rate variability [HRV]) were measured prior to and 10-min following vaping or cigarette smoking and in response to an orthostatic challenge. Results: Resting circulatory and HRV measures were not different between chronic EC-users and TC-smokers. Vaping and cigarette smoking induced a significant increase in cardiovascular measures (HR and BP) but not HRV measures. Both groups responded similarly to the orthostatic challenge prior to and following vaping/smoking. Conclusion: These results indicate that, from a cardiovascular perspective, vaping induces similar acute effects as cigarette smoking and that young adults should be counselled about these adverse effects accordingly. https://mjm.mcgill.ca/article/view/861cigarettesvapesnicotinecardiovascular systemadolescents |
| spellingShingle | Keana Shahin Sarah L. West Ingrid K. M. Brenner Acute Cardiovascular Effects of Vaping Compared to Cigarette Smoking in Young Adults McGill Journal of Medicine cigarettes vapes nicotine cardiovascular system adolescents |
| title | Acute Cardiovascular Effects of Vaping Compared to Cigarette Smoking in Young Adults |
| title_full | Acute Cardiovascular Effects of Vaping Compared to Cigarette Smoking in Young Adults |
| title_fullStr | Acute Cardiovascular Effects of Vaping Compared to Cigarette Smoking in Young Adults |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute Cardiovascular Effects of Vaping Compared to Cigarette Smoking in Young Adults |
| title_short | Acute Cardiovascular Effects of Vaping Compared to Cigarette Smoking in Young Adults |
| title_sort | acute cardiovascular effects of vaping compared to cigarette smoking in young adults |
| topic | cigarettes vapes nicotine cardiovascular system adolescents |
| url | https://mjm.mcgill.ca/article/view/861 |
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