Doctors warn about the dangers of vaping for the heart of teenagers

09 March 2022, 12:26 | Health
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Doctors have warned about the dangers of vaping for the heart of adolescents Study was conducted on mice.

Scientists from the USA for the first time determined what happens to the cardiovascular system of adolescents when smoking electronic cigarettes. As it turned out, the effect of vaping on the heart depends on the gender of the teenager.. info with reference to Channel 24.

Employees of the Ohio State University College of Medicine (USA) for the first time investigated the effect of aerosol from electronic cigarettes on the cardiovascular system. True, the study was conducted on mice.

For three weeks or three months, males and females aged 3 to 5 weeks from birth were exposed to an aerosol consisting of a mixture of propylene glycol, vegetable glycerin and nicotine. As a result, it turned out that e-cigarette smoking, modeled in this way, has a large and long-term effect on the cardiovascular system of adolescents, but only in males..

Research results:.

Within three months, a violation of the diastolic function of the left ventricle of the heart (t. the myocardium of the left ventricle cannot fully relax to replenish with blood). Usually such disorders are found in mice and the elderly..



Meanwhile, short-term exposure to aerosols (three weeks) did not result in any measurable effect on heart health..

More caution should be exercised as the long-term effects of vaping are still unknown Researchers believe the findings should heighten concerns about vaping, especially among young people.

Teenagers often believe that vaping is not as harmful as cigarettes.. But in fact, scientists still don't know the long-term effects of vaping, as it has only been around since the early 2000s..

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