Within one minute of starting to smoke, the heart rate begins to rise and it can increase by as much as 30 percent during the first 10 minutes.- Smoking raises blood pressure as blood vessels constrict, forcing the heart to work harder to deliver oxygen to the rest of the body.
- Carbon monoxide in tobacco smoke actually suffocates the heart by reducing blood’s ability to carry oxygen.
- Smoking causes 24 percent of deaths from heart disease. Its effects can have a cumulative effect on the heart, which can increase the risk of heart attack in a smoker under 50 by 10 times.
- Even if you are not a smoker, it’s best to stay out of smoking areas. It has been recently proven that inhaling second-hand tobacco smoke for just 30 minutes is enough to cause temporary damage to your heart.
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