Study Finds Dual Smokers at High Risk for Heart Disease

A research team recently published a study in the flagship peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association, Circulation. The study found that individuals who use both traditional cigarettes and e-cigarettes do not experience a reduction in their risk of developing heart disease, heart failure, or stroke compared to those who only use cigarettes. Additionally, there was no reduction in self-reported cardiovascular disease risk among these dual users. However, the study did report that individuals who only use e-cigarettes do experience a lower incidence of cardiovascular events compared to those who only smoke traditional cigarettes.

Switching from traditional cigarettes to electronic cigarettes can reduce the risk of developing heart disease by 34% for smokers.

Meanwhile, a recent study published in the same journal suggests that smokers who completely switch to e-cigarettes reduce their risk of heart disease by 34%. The research team used a longitudinal approach to analyze data from 32,000 adult tobacco users who participated in the nationally representative Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study between 2013 and 2019. The researchers evaluated e-cigarette and smoking patterns and compared them to self-reported incidence of heart disease such as stroke, heart attack, and heart failure.

According to the compiled data, smokers have a 1.8 times higher risk of developing heart disease compared to non-smokers, while there is no statistical difference in the risk for those who use electronic cigarettes. Therefore, the study concluded that there is a significant association between smoking and heart disease, but there is no connection between electronic cigarettes and heart disease.

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