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Daily e-cigarette use may nearly double a person's risk of a heart attack

There is no safe level of smoking

01-Jan-2019

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Study data came from nearly 70,000 people who took part in 2 National Health Interview Surveys.

Compared with nonsmokers, regular cigarette smokers nearly tripled their heart attack risk.

Only e-cigarette smokers had a double risk of having a heart attack.

Using both cigarettes and e-cigarettes daily linked to a nearly fivefold increase in heart attack risk.

Study is done by the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

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