EPISODE · Apr 15, 2021 · 7 MIN
The SUR-VAPES Study
from Thorax Podcast · host BMJ Group
In this podcast, Rachael Moses, Multimedia Editor of Thorax BMJ, talks to Professor Lorenzo Loffredo, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. They discuss the impact of chronic use of heat-not-burn cigarettes on oxidative stress, endothelial dysfunction and platelet activation. This is also known as the SUR-VAPES Chronic Study. Are these products safer than smoking? Listen to a related podcast on smoking cessation at work and heated tobacco (https://soundcloud.com/bmjpodcasts/smoking-cessation-at-work-do-heated-tobacco-products-work) Links to related papers: https://thorax.bmj.com/lookup/doi/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-215900 https://thorax.bmj.com/lookup/doi/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-216253 https://thorax.bmj.com/lookup/doi/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-216743
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In this podcast, Rachael Moses, Multimedia Editor of Thorax BMJ, talks to Professor Lorenzo Loffredo, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. They discuss the impact of chronic use of heat-not-burn cigarettes on oxidative stress, endothelial dysfunction and platelet activation. This is also known as the SUR-VAPES Chronic Study. Are these products safer than smoking? Listen to a related podcast on smoking cessation at work and heated tobacco (https://soundcloud.com/bmjpodcasts/smoking-cessation-at-work-do-heated-tobacco-products-work) Links to related papers: https://thorax.bmj.com/lookup/doi/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-215900 https://thorax.bmj.com/lookup/doi/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-216253 https://thorax.bmj.com/lookup/doi/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-216743
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