Figure 5.
Acute phase protocol. Following an initial sham smoking session, subjects were randomised to either a heat-not-burn or traditional cigarette smoking session; following a washout period of 60 min, they were crossed-over to the alternative smoking session. Each session was followed by a vascular stiffness examination and blood-sampling for oxidative stress and platelet activation assessment. Exam examination, HNBC heat-not-burn cigarette, TCig tobacco cigarette.