How Smoking Affects Heart Health FDA Did you know? Smoking and vaping breaks hearts. Use of traditional #tobacco, #ecigarettes and heated tobacco products and their second hand exposure all contribute to the risk of getting cardiovascular disease, known as Vaping can 'double the risk of heart attack and stroke' with dangers worse for ex smokers Researchers link electronic cigarettes and vaping to increased cardiovascular risk E cigarettes linked with blood vessel damage National Institutes of Health (NIH)