E-Cigarettes: A New Threat to Cardiovascular Health – A World Heart Federation Policy Brief

To close the knowledge gap regarding the long-term effects of e-cigarettes on the cardiovascular system.

To prevent biased study results.

To prevent conflicts of interest.

To ensure transparency.

To bring to an end the use of e-cigarettes by minors.

To make e-cigarettes less appealing to young populations.

To prevent the use of constituents that can be potentially harmful and unsafe for inhalation.

To facilitate the regulation of e-cigarette solutions.

To make e-cigarettes less accessible to minors.

To prohibits sales of unregulated products.

To warn consumers about the potential dangers of e-cigarettes.

To replicate a proven strategy used against tobacco cigarettes.

To ensure child-resistant packaging.

To make e-cigarettes unaffordable to youth.

To raise income for governments.

To address the e-cigarette epidemic in middle and high schools.

To reinforce smoke-free legislations in both public places and indoors.

To reduce exposure to aggressive marketing strategies and advertisements.

To replicate a proven strategy used against tobacco cigarettes.

To prevent misleading claims that could encourage consumers to use a potentially harmful product.

To prevent misleading claims regarding the innocuousness of e-cigarettes.

To prevent misleading claims regarding the addictive nature of e-cigarettes.

To prevent misleading claims regarding the effectiveness of e-cigarettes as smoking cessation tools.

To reinforce the prohibition law.

To ensure regulatory compliance.

To minimize and prevent interferences from the tobacco industry with regard to marketing and advertising.