Tobacco and marijuana induce adverse effects on cardiac function and platelet activity and reduce tissue preservation following myocardial infarction
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Inhalable products marketed as reduced-harm alternatives to combustible cigarettes, including e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products, and marijuana, produce rapid and sustained adverse cardiovascular effects. Even brief exposure impairs cardiac function and enhances platelet aggregation, whereas prior exposure increases myocardial susceptibility to ischemia-reperfusion injury, resulting in larger infarcts following myocardial infarction. These findings challenge the perception that noncombustible or "reduced-harm" products are cardiovascularly benign.
Institution: University of California, San Francisco
Language: English
Subfield: Physiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Awards: G7155721705, G882415787
OpenAlex ID: W7203706214