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Dr. Howard Smith Reports
Howard G. Smith MD, AM
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Howard G. Smith MD, AM has been reporting health and wellness news for more than 35 years on radio and via podcasts. Harvard Medical School, MD; Harvard University, AM, Immunology; former Medical Editor, WBZ-AM, Boston. Website: http://www.drhowardsmith.com Email: drhowardsmith.reports@gmail.com
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Howard G. Smith MD, AM has been reporting health and wellness news for more than 35 years on radio and via podcasts. Harvard Medical School, MD; Harvard University, AM, Immunology; former Medical Editor, WBZ-AM, Boston. Website: http://www.drhowardsmith.com Email: drhowardsmith.reports@gmail.com
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Vaping Boosts Heart Attack Risk
Dr. Howard Smith Reports
1 minute 32 seconds
2 weeks ago
Vaping Boosts Heart Attack Risk


Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DSkth-SjsRS/


Those who regularly vape with e-cigarettes have a 53% higher risk of being cut down by a heart attack.  This the conclusion of a meta-analysis by researchers at India’s National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research that is  published in BMC Public Health Journal.


The study pooled data from 12 observational studies, covering more than 430,000 people for heart attacks and over one million for stroke, and carefully adjusted for traditional cigarette smoking.


The risk of eventual heart attack and/or strokes were even higher for those who began using e-cigarettes as a means of quitting conventional cigarette smoking.  That risk is 2.5-fold higher for heart attacks and 73% higher for strokes. While vaping may release fewer toxic chemicals into the body than smoking, other studies have shown that the heated vaping liquids contain agents that damage blood vessels.


This study raises concerns about the use of e-cigarettes as a pathway to quit smoking. The good news is that are are many other ways to kick the tobacco and nicotine habits.


https://www.news-medical.net/news/20251214/E-cigarette-use-is-linked-to-higher-heart-attack-risk-especially-in-former-smokers.aspx

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-025-25161-2


#smoking #ecigarettes #quitting #heartattack #stroke


Dr. Howard Smith Reports
Howard G. Smith MD, AM has been reporting health and wellness news for more than 35 years on radio and via podcasts. Harvard Medical School, MD; Harvard University, AM, Immunology; former Medical Editor, WBZ-AM, Boston. Website: http://www.drhowardsmith.com Email: drhowardsmith.reports@gmail.com