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Smoking and Heart Disease

Smoking and Heart Disease | Tobacco | Adult Health - Teller County Public Health, Colorado Smoking and Heart Disease 

  • Coronary heart disease and stroke are the primary kinds of heart disease caused by smoking.

  • Smoking causes heart disease, the leading cause of death in the United States.

  • More than 2,600 Americans die every day because of cardiovascular diseases, about 1 death every 33 seconds.

  • Cigarette smokers are 2-4 times more likely to develop heart disease than nonsmokers.

  • Smoking has been linked with sudden cardiac death of all types in both men and women.

  • In addition to heart disease, smoking doubles a person's risk for stroke.

  • Cigarette smoking harms circulation by narrowing the blood vessels (arteries).

  • Smokers are more than 10 times more likely to develop peripheral vascular disease compared to nonsmokers.

  • Smoking causes abdominal aortic aneurysm.

For more information about the health consequences of smoking and about how to quit visit Colorado Quitline.

 

 

 
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