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ReviewArhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju2026

Adverse effects of vaping on human health: a brief review of mechanisms and long-term consequences.

Borys Fylenko, Ivan Starchenko, Nataliia Roiko

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Review in Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Borys FylenkoPoltava State Medical University, Department of Pathological Anatomy and Forensic Medicine, Poltava, Ukraine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8659-2267
Ivan StarchenkoPoltava State Medical University, Department of Pathological Anatomy and Forensic Medicine, Poltava, Ukraine.
Nataliia RoikoPoltava State Medical University, Department of Pathological Anatomy and Forensic Medicine, Poltava, Ukraine.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vaping, often advertised as a safe alternative to traditional tobacco smoking, has recently been subjected to active scientific research due to its potential adverse effects on human health. This narrative review synthesises selected recent literature to provide a comprehensive view of the systemic risks associated with the use of electronic cigarettes. It lists key chemical components (propylene glycol, vegetable glycerine, nicotine, and flavourings) and thermal decomposition products of vape aerosol (formaldehyde, acrolein, propylene oxide, glycidol) and evaluates their multi-systemic toxic effects and clinical manifestations, as well as specific effects on the respiratory, cardiovascular, immune, and nervous systems. Current data suggest that vaping can lead to a wide range of acute and chronic diseases, including the e-cigarette or vaping-associated lung injury (EVALI) and obliterative bronchiolitis and increase the risk of developing oncological, cardiovascular, and neurological diseases. Particularly sensitive is the developing adolescent brain. A growing body of evidence indicates that vaping is not "less harmful" but merely "differently" harmful and calls for further long-term research and strengthened public health regulation.

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Electronic Nicotine Delivery SystemsVapingHumansNicotineNicotineadolescent healthcardiovascular systemdišni sustavelectronic cigaretteselektroničke cigareteharm reductionrespiratory systemsmanjenje štetesrčanožilni sustavzdravlje mladih

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PMID42859405
PMCPMC13613163

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