Noncigarette Tobacco Product Use Increases Subclinical Markers Related to CV Harm – American College of Cardiology
The use of noncigarette tobacco products is associated with considerable cardiovascular risk, as demonstrated by relevant inflammation, thrombosis and atherosclerosis markers, according to a cross-sectional study published Jan. 27 in Circulation. Zhiqi Yao, MD, ScM, et al., used tobacco-related data combined with subclinical markers related to cardiovascular harm from prospective cohorts within the Cross-Cohort Collaboration-Tobacco (CCC-Tobacco) Working Group for the current study. The researchers