Like Smoking Tobacco, Vaping May Increase Risk of Heart Disease

Like Smoking Tobacco, Vaping May Increase Risk of Heart Disease
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The question

People sometimes opt for electronic cigarettes in hopes of escaping the proven health hazards of tobacco, which include an increased risk for heart disease. Are e-cigarettes in fact harmless when it comes to the heart?

This study


The study involved 42 adults with an average age of 28. Twenty-three had used e-cigarettes — vaped — daily for at least a year and 19 had never vaped.



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