Heart danger of puffing just one

PUFFING just one e-cigarette can affect the functioning of the heart, according to a study out yesterday.

Scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles, found that vaping changed levels of adrenaline and prolonged use could lead to heart disease.

Earlier this month Swedish experts found the devices increased the risk of a symptom linked to heart disease.

Dr Magnus Lundbäck, of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, found they raised the blood pressure and the stiffness of the arteries. The World Health Organisation called for e-cigarettes to be banned from public spaces in November. Officials warned of the dangers of ‘passive vaping’, which may cause lung damage, heart complications and stillbirth.

In December 2015 scientists from the University of San Diego found the devices caused cell damage that may lead to cancer. A former US surgeon general has said the health effects were not completely understood.