Heart Disease

Cigarette smoking accounts for 30% of all heart disease deaths.

The carbon monoxide in the cigarette smoke increases the amount of cholesterol clogging the arteries. 

Smoking causes a stiffness in the walls of the arteries which is harmful to the artery and increases the risk for the artery to rupture.

The nicotine in cigarettes can raise your blood pressure, heart rate, and the oxygen demand for muscles, especially the heart (the heart is a muscle).

A coronary spasm may occur during smoking, which may lead to chest pain, and a heart attack

Blood clots more readily in smokers than in nonsmokers.