Vascular Stress Markers Following Inhalation of Heated Tobacco Products: A Study on Extracellular Vesicles.

The advent of heated tobacco products (HTPs) has introduced new variables in the study of nicotine delivery systems and their health implications. Amidst concerns over cardiovascular effects, this study aims to elucidate the acute impact of HTP inhalation on extracellular vesicles (EV) levels in young, healthy individuals. In this controlled, acute exposure study, 23 young, healthy volunteers were subjected to HTP inhalation.

Use of heated tobacco products (IQOS) causes an acute increase in arterial stiffness and platelet thrombus formation.

Background And Aims: Heated tobacco products (HTPs) are novel alternative tobacco products being promoted as an alternative to cigarettes. To evaluate the impact of HTP use on vascular function, we investigated the effects of a brief HTP usage on arterial stiffness and platelet thrombus formation in healthy volunteers.

Methods: In a randomised crossover study, twenty-four healthy young adults with occasional tobacco use smoked the HTP IQOS 3 Multi (Phillip Morris Int.

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Septic Shock in Children.

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a rescue treatment used in children and adults with reversible cardiorespiratory failure. The role of ECMO is not fully established in pediatric sepsis. In this retrospective single-center study, we aimed to investigate risk factors and survival in pediatric septic shock supported with peripheral cannulation ECMO.