Investigating the risk of cardiac fibrosis due to heat-not-burn cigarettes through human cardiac stromal cells
I. Chimenti, V. Picchio, F. Pagano, R. Carnevale, A. D'Amico, C. Cozzolino, E. Floris, A. Bordin, L. Schirone, w. saade, F. Miraldi, E. De Falco, S. Sciarretta, M. Peruzzi, G. Biondi-Zoccai, G. Frati
This study examines how serum from chronic heat-not-burn cigarette smokers affects cardiac stromal cells, showing increased fibrosis and reduced paracrine support.
bioRxiv · Sep 6, 2022 · PreprintPathology