Abstract

As the effects of electronic cigarettes (ECs) have rapidly become widely known, we propose to take stock of recent findings on the bronchopulmonary and cardiovascular adverse effects (AEs) and the risks of cancer occurrence entailed by EC use. METHOD: We carried out a search from 2018 to October 19, 2023 on PubMed, adopting the PRISMA guidelines (2020) with the following keywords in "Titles and abstracts": electronic cigarette, or e-cigarette, or ENDS, AND safety or toxicology or effect or health effect, using "Systematic Review" as a filter. The inclusion criteria were: systematic review of in vitro or in vivo studies in English or French dealing with the risks of ECs for the bronchopulmonary system, the cardiovascular system, or cancer occurrence. CONCLUSION: Twenty-eight systematic reviews on the adverse effects (AE) of electronic cigarettes (EC) in selected humans show that the toxic substances they generate can cause cancers and increase the risk of cardiac and pulmonary disorders. New studies on the potential dangerousness of EC use are essential and urgent.

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