Are smokers likely to develop high blood pressure and hypertension as a result of smoking?
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Are smokers likely to develop high blood pressure and hypertension as a result of smoking?
Yes, smokers are very much expected to develop high blood pressure due to the chemicals present in cigarettes. However, it’s not just smokers, secondhand smokers too are subjected to this. Secondhand smokers are indirect smokers, they’re not directly puffing the cigarettes but they’re around the smoker and inhaling the smoke into the lungs. Also, smoking can cause damage to the artery walls.
Nicotine in cigarettes causes the blood vessel to get narrowed thus causing the heart to beat faster than usual. This in addition to being responsible for lung cancer, pulmonary emphysema and respiratory failure. While smoking may not be the only only cause of chronic high blood pressure, it’s been confirmed to be a cause of high blood pressure which may eventually lead to hypertension in a person.