Recent Study Looking Into The Link Between Vaping And Heart Problems

Source from:  VapingPost 11/04/2019

A study led by renowned researchers DR. Konstantinos E. Farsalinos and Prof. Riccardo Polosa examining whether e-cigarette use was associated with myocardial infarction (MI) and coronary heart disease (CHD), found no such link.

A number of studies have associated e-cigarette use with a higher risk of having a heart attack and developing coronary artery disease. However, many harm reduction researchers have long been pointing out that these studies were flawed as they indicated a correlation not a causation.

A US study titled “E-Cigarettes Linked to Heart Attacks, Coronary Artery Disease and Depression”, published last April, used data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), a survey conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and concluded that “adults who report puffing e-cigarettes, or vaping, are significantly more likely to have a heart attack, coronary artery disease and depression compared with those who don’t use them or any tobacco products.”

Similarly, a study and conference abstract released a month earlier had concluded that “Daily e-cigarette use, adjusted for smoking conventional cigarettes as well as other risk factors, is associated with increased risk of myocardial infarction.”

In response to these claims, renowned cardiologist and anti-smoking researcher Dr. Konstantinos Farsalinos, had pointed out that the above conclusions were wrong and “constitute epidemiological malpractice and misinformation.” He had explained that being cross-sectional surveys, meaning that they asked participants whether they suffer from heart disease and whether they use e-cigarettes, such studies provide no information as to whether the participants initiated e-cigarette use before or after the development of the disease, and/or for how long.  Enditems