Smoking
If you smoke, you’re two to six times
more likely than a nonsmoker to have a heart attack. Consider
these facts:
- Studies show that the more cigarettes you smoke regularly,
the greater your risk for heart disease.
- There’s a direct link between smoking and atherosclerosis.
- Smokers who take birth control pills are at the greatest
risk for a heart attack.
- Constant exposure to secondhand smoke increases a woman’s
risk for CVD.
- Smoking also boosts the risk for stroke.
Reference
“Tobacco,
Heart Disease, and Stroke Fact Sheet,” World Heart
Federation, 2002.
Source of Material: RockHill Communications, 14
Rock Hill Road Bala, Cynwyd, PA 19004, (610) 667-2040, http://www.RockHillCommunications.com
Writer: Christine Norris
Editors: Andrea King, Joanne Poeggel, Erin Murphy, Ron
Wozny
Clinical Reviewer: Patt Panzer, M.D. - RockHill Communications
Date Written: 3/1/01
Last Reviewed & Updated: 5/31/2003 |
