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Below Deck's Fraser Is Recovering After Hospitalization for ‘Vape Poisoning’
Fraser Olender suffered a heart attack and lung injury due to vaping-induced coronary artery vasospasm and urges others to quit vaping to avoid similar risks.
- On Friday, Dec. 5, Fraser Olender, Below Deck star , posted on Instagram that he was hospitalized in London with a heart attack and lung injury caused by vaping, sharing hospital selfies.
- Olender described the medical cause as 'vape poisoning,' an E-cigarette or Vaping-Associated Lung Injury that soon triggered a coronary artery vasospasm and an ST-elevation myocardial infarction .
- During the ordeal, Olender said he endured 24 hours of pain, two rounds of morphine didn’t relieve it, and ER treatment only lowered his pain from 10 to 7 after a week of specialist evaluations in London.
- Olender has stopped vaping and says he quit nearly three weeks ago, with boyfriend Matt Rogers, Las Culturistas podcast host, supporting him at the bedside as he recovers.
- Health authorities note that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says scientists still have a lot to learn about e-cigarettes, while the American Lung Association warns EVALI can be fatal and often requires intensive care.
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Below Deck star suffers 'vape poisoning' heart attack: 'I could have died'
TV personality Fraser Olender, best known for his role as a Steward on Bravo’s reality series Below Deck, has revealed that he recently experienced a heart attack due to “vape poisoning”. The 33-year-old Brit issued a health update in a lengthy Instagram post over the weekend, explaining that he was “rushed to hospital” in November due to “severe chest pains” and “difficulties breathing”. “To keep it simple – I had vape poisoning, (an E-cigarett…
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