Below Deck Star Fraser Olender Suffers Vaping-Related Heart Attack

Fraser Olender, a star of Bravo's reality series Below Deck, revealed that he suffered a heart attack and lung injury linked to vaping, prompting him to urge others to abandon the habit. The 33-year-old television personality was hospitalized in London a few weeks ago after experiencing severe chest pains and breathing difficulties, leading to a week-long stay with specialists.

Olender detailed the ordeal in an Instagram post on Friday, sharing photos and videos from his hospital visit. He described being rushed to the emergency room, where doctors diagnosed him with e-cigarette or vaping-associated lung injury, known as EVALI, a serious respiratory condition that can cause inflammation and damage to the lungs. "To keep it simple, I had vape poisoning, an EVALI, and I have never experienced fear or pain like it," Olender wrote.

The condition triggered a coronary artery vasospasm, in which the arteries supplying blood to his heart suddenly constricted, reducing oxygen flow and causing an ST-elevation myocardial infarction, or STEMI, commonly referred to as a heart attack. Unlike typical heart attacks from blockages, this one stemmed from the spasm's temporary restriction of blood...