Segment Analysis By Product Type: Devices Drive Market Dominance In 2025, devices dominated the European e-cigarettes market, making up 84.62% of total sales
Key Points A large body of literature strongly suggests that cigarette smoke unfavourably influences all major stages of atherosclerosis as well as pathological atherothrombus formation Cigarette smoke contains oxidant compounds that cause oxidative stress in the endothelium, leading to endothelial dysfunction and injury, initiation of the atherosclerotic process, and subsequent formation of atherosclerotic plaques Cigarette smoke promotes the development of vulnerable plaques and plaque rupture by enhancing inflammation and activating matrix metalloproteinases Cigarette smoke causes platelet activation, and promotes platelet aggregation and platelet adhesion to sites of endothelial injury Exposure to cigarette smoke shifts the balance of haemostasis towards thrombus formation by enhancing blood clotting and, at the same time, reducing the fibrinolytic capacity This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution Access options Subscribe to this journal Receive 12 print issues and online access $189.00 per year only $15.75 per issue Buy this article Purchase on SpringerLink Instant access to the full article PDF
The very worrying data points to a clear uptick in the number of people engaging in vape-related activities, said Professor Teo Yik-Ying, dean of the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health at the National University of Singapore
Johnson GK, Guthmiller JM
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