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Smoking and Your Heart - What Are the Benefits of Quitting Smoking? - What Are the Benefits of Quitting Smoking?

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One of the best ways to reduce your risk of coronary heart disease is to avoid tobacco smoke. Don\u2019t ever start smoking. If you already smoke, quit. No matter how much or how long you\u2019ve smoked, quitting will benefit you.

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Also, try to avoid secondhand smoke. Don\u2019t go to places where smoking is allowed. Ask friends and family members to not smoke in the house and car.

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Quitting smoking will benefit your heart and blood vessels. For example:

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  • Among persons diagnosed with coronary heart disease, quitting smoking greatly reduces the risk of recurrent heart attack and cardiovascular death. In many studies, this reduction in risk has been 50 percent or more.
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  • Heart disease risk associated with smoking begins to decrease soon after you quit, and for many people it continues to decrease over time.
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  • Your risk of atherosclerosis and blood clots related to smoking declines over time after you quit smoking.
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Quitting smoking can lower your risk of heart disease as much as, or more than, common medicines used to lower heart disease risk, including aspirin, statins, beta blockers, and ACE inhibitors.

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Source URL: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/subscribe/4551
Source Agency: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Captured Date: 2016-03-17 14:32:00.0
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