Cardiovascular Outcomes among Combustible-Tobacco and Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (ENDS) Users in Waves 1 through 5 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study, 2013-2019.
Martin Christopher MahoneyCheryl RivardHeather L KimmelHoda T HammadEva SharmaMichael J HalenarJim SargentKenneth Michael CummingsRaymond S NiauraMaciej Lukasz GoniewiczMaansi Bansal-TraversDorothy HatsukamiDiann GaalemaGeoffrey FongShannon GravelyCarol H ChristensenRyan HaskinsMarushka L SilveiraCarlos BlancoWilson M ComptonCassandra A StantonAndrew HylandPublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2022)
This study found no difference in CVD incidence by tobacco status over three 3 year intervals, even for tobacco quitters. It is possible that additional waves of PATH Study data, combined with information from other large longitudinal cohorts with careful tracking of ENDS use patterns may help to further clarify this relationship.