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Use An E-Cigarette, Reduce Risk of Heart Disease 

Jump to full article: 24-7PressRelease.com (ca), 2009-10-24

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E-CigaretteDirect.com recommends that smokers switch to electronic cigarettes to protect themselves and their loved ones from secondhand smoke and heart disease. You don't have to be a smoker for smoke to harm you. Secondhand smoke is known to be even more dangerous than first hand smoke.

The recent study titled Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Cardiovascular Effects assess the relationship among second hand smoke and acute coronary events. The scientists found that smoking regular cigarettes increases the risk of heart disease by 25-30%. The Surgeon General agrees with this conclusion in his 2006 report.

To avoid second hand smoke for others, smokers have a few options: Quit, leave the premises to smoke, or try an electronic cigarette. "The e-cigarette produces ZERO second hand smoke. None. The 'smoke' that is expelled is actually water vapor", states Gina King of E-CigaretteDirect. "People can use this smoking alternative to decrease the risk of smoking for them and their loved ones. This study only proves that regular cigarettes are dangerous for more people than just the smoker".

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