Smoking is linked to heart failure and quitting smoking may help improve the condition.
Smoking increases the risk for developing blood clots and heart disease, which
can result in a heart attack, heart failure or stroke.
Why this is important:
Smoking causes your blood
vessels to thicken. Fat and plaque then stick to the wall of your blood vessels,
which makes it harder for blood to flow. Reduced blood flow to your heart may result
in chest pain, high blood pressure, and an increased heart rate. Smoking is linked
to lung disease and cancer and can cause premature death.
The chart above shows the percentage of heart failure patients that were
given, before they left the hospital, smoking cessation techniques to help them stop smoking.