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Nicotine can increase a person's heart rate.
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Is it true that nicotine can increase a person's heart rate?
Yes. Multiple clinical and experimental studies demonstrate that nicotine exposure triggers sympathetic nervous system activation, leading to acute increases in human heart rate.
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The review notes that nicotine-containing conventional cigarettes and e-cigarettes cause sympathetic dominance and cardiovascular alterations.
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FSO, B., EMG, R., RB, B., SSP, A., JPJ, S., & MT, D. (2025). Cardiac Autonomic Dysfunction and Increased Oxidative Stress in Conventional Cigarettes and E-Cigarettes: Heart Rate Variability as a Cardiovascular Predictor.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox14121516
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The study evaluates acute cardiovascular responses, including heart rate, following intravenous nicotine administration.
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GPA, C., RR, M., M, S., & JP, D. A. (2026). Recent cannabis exposure and acute nicotine effects: insights from randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled intravenous nicotine studies.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijnp/pyag030
The randomized crossover trial found that electronic nicotine delivery systems significantly increased heart rate by an average of 7.2 beats per minute.
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P, S., P, D., M, S., S, K., P, Z., & J, L. (2026). Randomized crossover trial comparing short-term hemodynamic and autonomic effects of e-cigarettes with and without nicotine and conventional cigarette smoking in apparently healthy individuals.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpc.2026.101598
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