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E-cigarettes can be as harmful as cigarettes, are bad for heart health

E-cigarettes can be harmful for your blood pressure and cause cardiovascular problems too. A person’s peripheral systolic blood pressure can go up significantly for 45 minutes after using an e-cigarette. E-cigarettes have also been found to be harmful for the lungs. (Shutterstock) E-cigarettes can increase your risk of cardiovascular disease as much as cigarettes do. Using E-cigarettes, which contain nicotine, have a negative impact on our vascular functions, says a new study. Researchers said that e-cigarettes and cigarettes, when compared to nicotine-free e-cigarettes, did the same amount of damage, if not more, to the blood pressure and heart rate of an individual. A person’s peripheral s... [Read more]

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