After vape consumption: 24-year-old suffers heart attack After twelve years of intensive use of e-cigarettes, Jacob Temple from Kentucky suffered a heart attack and now lives with permanent lung damage. Via social media, he makes an urgent appeal to others: "Stop vaping while it's not too late." Lung damage and heart attack The consumption of vapes led to chronic damage to the lung tissue of the 24-year-old - referred to in medicine as pulmonary fibrosis. The chemicals propylene glycol and glycerol contained in the e-cigarette permanently irritate the mucous membranes. In the case of chronic stress, the immune system can react with inflammatory reactions. In many cases, even the smallest air... [Read more]