How does smoking affect the heart?
Smoking also damages other blood vessels.
When the arteries supplying blood to the arms and legs are affected, this is called peripheral arterial disease which affects blood circulation. Peripheral arterial disease can lead to blood clots, and in more serious cases, amputation.
Smoking also reduces oxygen levels in your blood, forcing your heart to pump faster to compensate. This extra effort can weaken the heart muscle over time.
It can also lead to an instant rise to your heart rate or a rise to your blood pressure.
Smoking also damages other blood vessels.
When the arteries supplying blood to the arms and legs are affected, this is called peripheral arterial disease which affects blood circulation. Peripheral arterial disease can lead to blood clots, and in more serious cases, amputation.
Smoking also reduces oxygen levels in your blood, forcing your heart to pump faster to compensate. This extra effort can weaken the heart muscle over time.
It can also lead to an instant rise to your heart rate or a rise to your blood pressure.
Passive smoking is the exposure to the second-hand smoke breathed out when someone smokes or the smoke that comes from the burning end of a cigarette, cigar, pipe, or other tobacco product.
It can damage the heart and blood vessels of people who don’t smoke in the same ways that smoking causes damage to people who do.
If you live with people who smoke, you are also at a risk or experiencing these detrimental effects, even though you don’t smoke directly
This second-hand smoke is especially risky for children and babies, and increases the risk of sudden unexplained death in infants (SUDI), bronchitis, pneumonia and asthma.
For your hearts well being and your overall well being, not smoking is the best choice you can make.
If you already smoke, quitting is the next best thing
Tomorrow, we will talk about the benefits of quitting smoking .
@DrJohnAfam
