Vascular and Cardiovascular Outcomes of Smoking Cessation and Switching to Electronic Cigarette Use: Protocol for a Systematic Review of Prospective Studies

Giusy Rita Maria La Rosa   ^{1 *} , DDS, PhD ;   Jacqueline Yu   ^{2 *} , BMSc ;   Giulio Geraci   ³ , MD, PhD ;   Davide Capodanno   ⁴ , MD, PhD ;   Takao Ohki   ⁵ , MD, PhD ;   Jacob George   ² , MBChB, MD ;   Riccardo Polosa   ^{1, 3, 6} , MD, PhD

¹ Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy

² University of Dundee Medical School, Dundee, United Kingdom

³ Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Kore University of Enna, Enna, Italy

⁴ Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico "Gaspare Rodolico-San Marco", University of Catania, Catania, Italy

⁵ Department of Surgery, Jikei University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

⁶ Center of Excellence for the Acceleration of Harm Reduction, University of Catania, Catania, Italy

*these authors contributed equally