JACKSONVILLE, Fla – New research shows e-cigarette use is associated with an increased risk of heart disease and heart attack.
According to the American College of Cardiology's 68th Annual Scientific Session, e-cigarette users are 56 percent more likely to have a heart attack and 30 percent more likely to have a stroke than non-users.
They analyzed nearly 100,000 people who responded to the 2014, 2016 and 2017 National Health Interview Survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Traditional cigarettes still pose the greatest risk for heart attacks and heart disease, with a 165 percent higher chance of a heart attack than a non-smoker, but the study found that e-cigarettes are not harmless to the heart.