The study found that febuxostat did not correlate with a slowed progression of carotid intima-media thickness
1 2 3 Figure 1: Anatomy of an electronic cigarette 4 What Vaping Produces in the Air: Aerosolized Liquids and Heavy Metals Vape pens produce aerosolized e-cigarette liquid
However, what we know already is that older age groups are the ones more likely to develop severe COVID-19, and according to survey studies on e-cigarette use in China and the USA, vaping is not prevalent in those of 65 years and older, but popular in younger groups 1544 year age range 12,13
Three cross-sectional studies (60, 61, 90, 118), one of which looked at exclusive e-cigarette use (61) and a case-control supported the non-significant differences in clinical parameters, while two exclusive e-cigarette use studies reported better self-reported gingival health (61) and missing teeth (118) compared to smokers