E-cigarettes may stress the cardiovascular system and lungs When e-cigarettes appeared on store shelves a few years back, little was known about their health effects
Clinical research has shown that e-cigarettes can cause oxidative stress, mutations, dysfunction of heart cells, inflammation of the blood vessels, dysfunction of the endothelium (inner lining of the blood vessels), vasospasm (narrowing of the blood vessels), aggregation of platelets and increased risk of blood clots , hypertension (high blood pressure), tachycardia (increased heart rate), stiffening of the arteries, atherosclerosis (cholesterol deposition in the arteries), and increased risk of myocardial infarction ( heart attack )
Paralysis of these hair-like structures also causes a buildup of mucus and toxic substances, leading to lung congestion
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