Effects of Smoking – Did You Know that Smoking and Heart Disease go Hand in Hand?
Author: Kim Scharfenberg
Were you aware that coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. and the leading cause of death caused by smoking? It’s true. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services smoking and heart disease are strongly related. Smoking is hard on the heart, and the toxins in cigarette smoke cause plaques to form in your arteries, which leads to atherosclerosis, otherwise known as hardening of the arteries.
Atherosclerosis is a progressive hardening of the arteries caused by the deposit of fatty plaques and the scarring and thickening of the artery wall. Inflammation of the artery wall and the development of blood clots can obstruct the flow of blood to the heart and cause heart attacks or strokes.
Cigarette smoking has been associated with sudden cardiac death of all types in both men and women.
Smoking-related coronary heart disease may contribute to congestive heart failure.
Serious consequences arise from smoking cigarettes. My mother smoked most of her life. I lost her just recently and I miss her. Not to lung disease or lung cancer or anything to do with her lungs but to heart disease.
Most people that have smoked for a long time think that smoking is only affecting their lungs. Well, I am here to tell you, that is not the case. I tried and tried to get her to quit but she would always have some reason why she couldn’t. One of the reasons she used was, “I get an x-ray of my lungs every year and it shows nothing wrong.” “I am smoking the lowest tar and nicotine cigarettes available.”
She came to visit us in Nevada in August. She lived in Florida. When she was here on her last visit she said something very peculiar. She said, “Honey, I never knew that smoking affected your heart. I knew it affected my lungs, but not my heart.” I didn’t understand at the time what she was trying not to say. She had just retired. She and my father had plans. She went home and was gone in September. She died of a severe heart attack.
There are so many smokers who do not realize all the damage they are causing in their body and the life they are squandering to cigarettes. Hopefully, this article will enlighten you. I wish my mother would have read an article like this before it was too late. Smoking and heart disease do go hand in hand.
KimberlyAnn
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About the Author
I have never smoked nor do I ever intend to smoke. However, I have been exposed to the effects of smoking most of my life. I lost my mother recently to cigarettes. She was my best friend. I miss her every day. If you don’t want to leave someone missing you, then visit http://www.squidoo.com/effect-of-smoking and learn how to quit smoking and stay around to watch your loved ones grow up.
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Where can I find informaion on effects of smoking & the process your body goes through when you quit?
I have a male friend who smokes almost 3 packs a day, he is 23, has had asthma since he was a kid and a family history of heart disease. He mentions quiting but believes he will get sicker and never really heal all the damage that has already been done. Is this true? I would like to find information on what other effects he should consider if he continues to smoke and what the whole truth is if he quits. Help him see is options honestly and way them out for himself.
One of side effects of sudden withdrawal is pulmonary lung disease. He has to want to quit. I did with Nicoderm patches. I typed in “diseases caused by smoking” in Yahoo Search. Lots of sites to go to.
Why men/women still smoking event they know the hazard effects of smoking?
Up to now still many men and women are smooking. Many health information that based on research have revealed that smoking will give health hazard effect to smoker and non smoker surrounding the smoker such as heart diseases and cancer. However, it seems those information has no effect at all to smokers.
Some suggest cigarettes are more addictive than crack cocaine. Why do people continue to eat poorly even though they know it’s unhealthy? It’s human nature my friend.
What are the possible effects of smoking for only 2 years and then quitting?
I started smoking 2 years ago and decided to stop for good today. I never even want to look at another pack of smokes ever again!!! I smoked about 1 pack ever 2 days and every once in a while I would go 2 or 3 days or sometimes even a week without touching one then start up again. I started to notice within the last week that after smoking I felt tired and my chest / lungs felt a little heavy while breathing, but after a little while it would go away and I would be back to normal until I smoked again. So pretty much my question is… if I stop smoking now after only 2 years will my body be able to heal itself from the damage I have done to it AND is smoking for 2 years long enough to have caused any health problems like heart disease or lung problems? I know I’m really asking 2 questions but I really need someone who knows what their talking about to help me on this one. I tried searching but can’t find anything specific on the effects of smoking for only 2 years.
You will be fine. Your alveoli are not permanently damaged. Permanently damaged alveoli is a condition known as emphysema. So long as you don’t have emphysema (not at all likely) or lung cancer you will be right back to normal very quickly.
BTW, both posters ahead of me are right on. The big risk is that you’ll start back.
I am doing an essay on smoking? I need a thesis statement. ?
My essay is pretty much about the effects smoking has on the body……from lung cancer, to heart disease to smelling clothes and bad breath. Can anyone help?
Your paper is about the negative effects of smoking, so use a thesis that supports this.
Smoking has several negative effects on the body.
Smoking and Coronary heart disease.?
explain in depth please the relationship between smoking and coronary heart disease.
eg,,explain the affects it has on the heart and all organs surrounding it.
What bad effects can occur
Smoking causes your blood vessels to constrict, resulting in an increase in blood pressure. As well, cigarette smoke contains many chemicals in it, including carbon monoxide. When there is an increase in carbon monoxide in your blood vessels, there is less oxygen, so your heart has to work harder. As well, smoking accelerates growth of plaque deposits in your arteries, which makes them narrowed and more susceptible to coronary artery disease (angina and heart attack).