Title: Elliott Antman on health risks
Description: Elliott Antman, M.D., president of the American Heart Association (2014-15) discusses the
potential health risks of e-cigarettes (via Skype). Dr. Antman is professor of medicine at Harvard
Medical School and a senior physician in the Cardiovascular Division of the Brigham and Women's
Hospital in Boston.
copyright American Heart Association
Transcript: “The health risks of electronic cigarettes are unknown at this time. There are no regulations
currently in place to ensure that the ingredients in electronic cigarettes are clearly disclosed and not
toxic. Such regulations would allow for quality control of products that adults might use to transition
from conventional tobacco products to electronic cigarettes as part of an effort to stop smoking.”