CNN —Vaping has an immediate effect on how well the user’s blood vessels work, even if the e-cigarette doesn’t contain nicotine, according to new research. But scientists say these results may mean that vaping regularly could lead to vascular disease down the road. “Even if there was no nicotine in the e-cigarette, there could be other components that may be harmful,” Nabbout said. Compared with the nonsmokers and cigarette smokers, the people who used vapes with nicotine had the most significant reduction in vascular function. If vaping is significantly affecting someone’s vascular health, e-cigarette users could then see increased heart attacks, strokes or blood flow issues, Rizzo said.

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Persons: CNN — Vaping, Chicago –, ”, Marianne Nabbout, ” Nabbout, Nabbout, Albert Rizzo, Rizzo, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, “, ” Rizzo Organizations: CNN, Radiological Society of North, University of Arkansas, Medical Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, US Food and Drug Administration, FDA, American Lung Association, CNN Health, Research, Lung Association Locations: Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, Little Rock, United States