WHY CARDIOLOGISTS INHIBIT SMOKING?

“Most people are aware about the risks of lung cancer with smoking, but many people who smoke do not realize that dying from cardiovascular disease is more likely than dying from lung cancer,” This is the statement of Dr Sadiya Khan, who is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. 

Following statement is a bold truth that many of the smokers are victims of Cardiac Arrest instead of Lung Cancer. But, Do you people have even pondered that why does this happen? I think you have never burst the curiosity for discovering the answer of this question. 

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VASODILATION & ENDOTHELIUM:

There is a wide expanded network of vessels spreading throughout our body, branching out from one organ to emerging into another. These vessels are gifted with the ability of vasodilation, which allows the vessels to dilate, hence increasing the flow of blood.

Furthermore, a smooth internal lining is carpeted throughout the vessels that help to maintain a flawless transportation of blood. This smooth internal lining is called as Endothelium.

SMOKING, THE DETERIORATOR:

Nicotine is a very harmful & an addictive component of cigarettes, which annihilates endothelium, as well as leads to the formation of rough patches where the bulk of fat is deposited, thus causing thrombus formation. 

Since thrombus formation hardens the muscular walls, therefore the vessels lost the ability of vasodilation; it hinders the flow of blood as the diameter of vessels started to constrict.

As a consequent of which, immense pressure is developed on the heart to overcome the thrombus resistance.

With the passage of time, this load develops into fatal cardiac diseases, that states an ultimatum to either quit smoking or jump into the river of death.