A 42-year-old female asked:
any idea at all what cardiovascular implications the vapor type electronic cigarettes have are they any better than reg. cigarettes at all?
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Dr. Nishant Kalra answered
19 years experience Cardiology
They are better: A small study done in europe did not show any harmful effect on the cardiovascular circulation. Yes electronic cigaretts are definately better since they dont contain harmful gases like co etc.
Answered on May 24, 2015
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Dr. Marc Mugmon answered
48 years experience Cardiology
Controversial : Nobody knows, but there's no doubt that young people are being targeted for marketing by the vaping industry. Clearly addictive. Check this out from webmd: http://www.m.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/features/electronic-cigarettes
Answered on May 24, 2015
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Dr. Paul Grin answered
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We don't know: It was not randomized control trail conducted to support safety, benefits and efficacy of e-cigarettes. The jury is out there.
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Latonya Brown-Puryear answered
22 years experience Pulmonary Critical Care
Electronic cigarette: Always difficult to tell what will be an irritant to an asthmatics. Probably one if the biggest benefits of an electronic cigarette is that it preclud ... Read More
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Dr. Francine Yep answered
31 years experience Family Medicine
We don't know.: It's not a reassuring answer but we don't know if electronic cigarettes are safe or harmful. They have found some cancer-causing chemicals in the elec ... Read More
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A 49-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nestor Del rosario answered
34 years experience Addiction Medicine
Nicotine: The e-cigarette still contain nicotine but not the tar. The side effects of nicotine that include vasoconstriction, and high bp, atherosclerotic effec ... Read More
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