Produkty tytoniowe oparte na podgrzewaniu tytoniu (heat-not-burn) a zdrowie pacjentów — opinia grupy ekspertów

Smoking, especially of cigarettes, is one of the best-recognised and most widely studied risk factors for cardiovascular disease and death. Despite the availability of many methods of counteracting tobacco addiction, their effective- ness is still insufficient. An alternative to smoking cigarettes could be tobacco products based on heating tobacco (‘heat-not-burn’), the use of which may be associated with a lower cardiovascular risk. this article presents a summary of the current state of knowledge and the recommendations of Polish experts regarding the safety of these products.