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Tobacco's Impact on Heart Health

Smoking introduces over 7,000 harmful chemicals that damage the heart and blood vessels, leading to various cardiovascular diseases (CVD) such as coronary heart disease, hypertension, aneurysm, stroke, and peripheral artery disease. Atherosclerosis, caused by plaque buildup from smoking, narrows arteries and impairs blood flow, increasing the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Additionally, smoking significantly raises the risk of life-threatening conditions like aneurysms and peripheral artery disease.

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Tobacco's Impact on Heart Health

Smoking introduces over 7,000 harmful chemicals that damage the heart and blood vessels, leading to various cardiovascular diseases (CVD) such as coronary heart disease, hypertension, aneurysm, stroke, and peripheral artery disease. Atherosclerosis, caused by plaque buildup from smoking, narrows arteries and impairs blood flow, increasing the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Additionally, smoking significantly raises the risk of life-threatening conditions like aneurysms and peripheral artery disease.

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EFFECTS OF TOBACCO

ON
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

By:
Monica
Kiruthika K
Keerthana
Kiruba
What does smoking
do to your heart?
When breathed in, the toxic mix of more than 7,000
chemicals in cigarette smoke can interfere with important
processes in your body.

These chemicals can damage your heart and blood


vessels, which can lead to cardiovascular disease (CVD)

Cardiovascular disease refers to multiple conditions affecting


the heart and/or blood vessels.

Some of these conditions include


1. Coronary heart disease
2. High blood pressure
3. Aneurysm
4. Stroke
5. Heart attack
6. Peripheral artery disease
Atherosclero Strok
sis e

Hypertension

Coronary Heart
Disease
Peripheral Artery
Disease
Aneurys
m
Atheroscleros
is
Atherosclerosis is thickening or hardening of the arteries
caused by a buildup of plaque in the inner lining of an
artery.

The opening inside the arteries narrows as plaque


builds up, and blood can no longer flow properly to
various parts of the body.

Smoking increases the formation of plaque in


blood vessels.
Coronary Heart
Disease
Coronary heart disease is a narrowing or blockage of
your coronary arteries, which supply oxygen-rich blood
to your heart.

Chemicals in cigarette smoke cause the blood


to thicken and form clots inside veins and
arteries.

Blockage from a clot can lead to a heart attack


and sudden death.
Hypertension
Both smoking and exposure to second hand smoke
increase the risk for the build up of plaque inside the
arteries (atherosclerosis) — a process that high blood
pressure is known to accelerate.

Every time you smoke, it also causes a temporary


increase in blood pressure.
Aneurysm

Smoking is a known cause of early damage to the


abdominal aorta, which can lead to an aneurysm.

A ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm is life-


threatening; almost all deaths from abdominal
aortic aneurysms are caused by smoking.

Women smokers have a higher risk of dying from


an aortic aneurysm than men who smoke.
Stroke
A stroke can happen in two ways- either there is a
blood clot or plaque that blocks a blood vessel or a
blood vessel in the brain breaks or ruptures

Smoking increases your risk of stroke by increasing BP


and reducing oxygen in the blood.

It also increases stickiness of the blood resulting in


increased risk of clot formation
Peripheral
Artery
Disease
Peripheral vascular disease occur when blood
vessels become narrower and the flow of blood
to arms, legs, hands and feet is reduced

Cells and tissue are deprived of needed oxygen


when blood flow is reduced.

In extreme cases, an infected limb must be


removed. Smoking is the most common
preventable cause of PAD.

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