For example, many heart attack patients have undergone thrombolysis, a procedure that involves injecting a clot-dissolving agent to restore blood flow in a coronary artery (View an illustration of coronary arteries). This procedure is administered within a few (usually three) hours of a heart attack.
Hon Lik invented the e-cigarette to quit smoking â but now he's a dual user. Hon Lik, inventor of the e-cigarette, uses one of the devices in London on Tuesday. Hon Lik, the inventor of the e-cigarette, had hoped to kick his heavy smoking â the habit that killed his father. But the pharmacist, from Shenyang in north-east China, did not manage to quit. He now uses both â but says he only smokes tobacco because he has to check the flavours in his devices.
High aldehyde levels, which have been generated in laboratory settings by overheating e-liquid, cause a strong bitter taste. The modern e-cigarette was first invented in 2003 by Chinese pharmacist Hon Lik, and as of 2015 most e-cigarettes are made in China. Since they were brought to the market in 2004 their global use has risen exponentially. In the UK users have increased from 700,000 in 2012 to 2.6 million in 2015.