Report: E-cigarette Use Can Double Risk Of Heart Attack


(Undated)  --  E-cigarette users are twice as likely to have a heart attack as people who don't smoke.  A University of California-San Francisco survey concludes that smoking e-cigarettes is no more safe than smoking regular cigarettes.  The study also showed that people who use both e-cigarettes and regular cigarettes are nearly five times more likely to suffer a heart attack.  The senior author of the report says smokers can immediately drop their risk of having a heart attack by stopping the use of either product.

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