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of dangerous plaque
buildup inside your arteries. Plaque is made
of cholesterol and scar tissue. It clogs and
narrows your arteries. This can trigger chest
pain, weakness, heart attack, or stroke. Plaque
can rupture and cause clots that block arteries.
Completely blocked arteries can cause
sudden death.
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When your arteries are narrowed and blocked
from smoking, you may have other problems, too.
Blockages reduce blood flow in your legs and
skin. Tissue slowly dies. You may develop skin
ulcers. Eventually, your toes, feet, or legs can be
so damaged that they must be amputated.
circulatory
Plaque
Clot
How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease: What It Means to You
Plaque narrows vessels so less blood can flow through.
When a clot forms in one of these narrow places in an
artery around the heart, your heart muscle becomes
starved for the oxygen it needs.
Secondhand smoke triggers heart attacks.
Tobacco smoke hurts anyone who breathes it.
When you breathe secondhand smoke, platelets
in your blood get sticky and may form clots,
just like in a person who smokes. New research
shows that even spending time in a smoky room
could trigger a heart attack. Smoking is not the
only cause of these problems, but it makes them
much worse.
Quitting can save your life.
If you already have heart or artery disease, you
have years of life to gain by quitting smoking.
Your risk for a heart attack drops sharply just
1 year after you quit smoking. After 2 to 5 years,
your chance of stroke could fall to about the
same as a nonsmoker’s. You will feel better and
can be more active whe
buildup inside your arteries. Plaque is made
of cholesterol and scar tissue. It clogs and
narrows your arteries. This can trigger chest
pain, weakness, heart attack, or stroke. Plaque
can rupture and cause clots that block arteries.
Completely blocked arteries can cause
sudden death.
When your arteries are narrowed and blocked
from smoking, you may have other problems, too.
Blockages reduce blood flow in your legs and
skin. Tissue slowly dies. You may develop skin
ulcers. Eventually, your toes, feet, or legs can be
so damaged that they must be amputated.
circulatory
Plaque
Clot
How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease: What It Means to You
Plaque narrows vessels so less blood can flow through.
When a clot forms in one of these narrow places in an
artery around the heart, your heart muscle becomes
starved for the oxygen it needs.
Secondhand smoke triggers heart attacks.
Tobacco smoke hurts anyone who breathes it.
When you breathe secondhand smoke, platelets
in your blood get sticky and may form clots,
just like in a person who smokes. New research
shows that even spending time in a smoky room
could trigger a heart attack. Smoking is not the
only cause of these problems, but it makes them
much worse.
Quitting can save your life.
If you already have heart or artery disease, you
have years of life to gain by quitting smoking.
Your risk for a heart attack drops sharply just
1 year after you quit smoking. After 2 to 5 years,
your chance of stroke could fall to about the
same as a nonsmoker’s. You will feel better and
can be more active whe
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