Acute inhalation of vaporized nicotine increases arterial pressure in young non-smokers: a pilot study

作者：Cooke William H^*; Pokhrel Anusheela; Dowling Colin; Fogt Donovan L; Rickards Caroline A

来源：Clinical Autonomic Research, 2015, 25(4): 267-270.

DOI：10.1007/s10286-015-0304-z

• Electronic cigarettes
• Head-up tilt
• Blood pressure
• Autonomic control

Electronic cigarettes are growing in popularity, but the physiological consequences of vaporized nicotine are unknown.
Twenty healthy non-smokers inhaled vaporized nicotine and placebo (randomized).
Nicotine inhalation was associated with higher arterial pressures in the seated position, and increased arterial pressures in the head-up positions with no other effects on autonomic control.
Our results show that vaporized nicotine inhalation is not innocuous. Longitudinal studies in otherwise healthy non-smokers should be conducted.

• 出版日期2015-8