How Smoking Affects Heart Health?

Smoking & Heart disease in Young Population

Heart attacks are increasing in Society at an exponential rate. As per WHO data more than 25% deaths Worldwide are because of Cardiovascular diseases. Smoking & tobacco products are leading cause of heart attack. In younger Patients with heart attack (age below 40 years), smoking is the main cause. Smoking increases relative risk of heart attack by 10 times.

Effects of Smoking on Cardiovascular Health

Smoking leads to constriction(narrowing) of blood vessels along with platelet dysfunction, making them stickier. At the same time, it accelerates the speed of Atherosclerosis (deposition of fat in blood vessels). Over a period of time, this culminates into narrowing of blood vessels & platelet rich thrombus (blood clot) formation in Coronary arteries, occlusion the lumen & leading to heart attack.

Smoking's Link to Cancer and Other Diseases

Smoking not only leads to heart attack, but also causative of Lung Cancer, Peripheral Vascular disease (blockage in limb vessels), Mouth Cancer, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease & many other diseases. Each Cigarette snatches few minutes of life. No to smoking should be the aim. Cessation of smoking is always possible at any point of time & is beneficial, sooner the better.

Stop smoking & let heart breath.

Prevention is better than cure.