Human heart cells respond less to e-cig vapour than tobacco smoke
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 - 12:21
in Health & Medicine
Substantial differences have been observed in the way human heart cells respond to e-cigarette smoke and conventional cigarette smoke. Researchers have investigated how the same type of cells as those found in the arteries of the heart, known as human coronary artery endothelial cells (HCAEC), responded when they were exposed to both e-cigarette aerosol and conventional cigarette smoke.