As title said why does smoke cause so much damage to the cardiovascular system?
In the last year 3 acquaintances of mine had heart attack of some sort. The doctor said that smoke was the main reason for all 3 of them.
I read most chainsmokers die of heart attack instead of lung cancer but i don’t understand why.
In: Biology
So smoking causes a lot of issues in the body other than just with the lungs. It raises the blood pressure and can also lead to hardened arteries. Smoking also has an effect on LDL (bad) cholesterol going up. The combination of hardened arteries and bad cholesterol is a perfect recipe for clotting. Increased blood pressure helps these clots break off and move to the arteries supplying the heart tissue. Once that’s blocked, the person is now having a heart attack because the tissue is not receiving oxygen.
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