Vascular health after quitting smoking or switching to e-cigarette use: a systematic review of prospective studies with GRADE assessment
Smoking cessation appears to improve vascular function, as reflected by early favorable changes in endothelial and arterial stiffness markers; however, the overall certainty varies from moderate to very low, according to the outcome. These findings are consistent with the biological plausibility of cardiovascular benefit from sustained smoking abstinence.
Authors
- Giusy Rita Maria La Rosa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5127-5299)
- Riccardo Polosa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8450-5721)
- Jacob George (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6592-3215)
- Jacqueline Yu
- Giulio Geraci
- Takao Ohki
- Davide Capodanno
- Rohan Sequeira
Institutions
- University of Dundee (GB)
- Università degli Studi di Enna Kore (IT)
- University of Catania (IT)
- The Jikei University Hospital (JP)
- Policlinico Universitario di Catania (IT)
- Center for Excellence in Basic Sciences (IN)
- Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico "G.Rodolico - San Marco" (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
- Published
- 2026-02-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwag123
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00