Smoking kills through lung cancer and coronary heart disease, causes chronic bronchitis and emphysema, leads to diseases of the arteries in the legs, and is associated with many other cancers
It also has anticoagulant activity and is taken in low doses by coronary heart disease patients to prevent heart attack.
Good diet, exercise, avoiding smoking and reducing stress — perhaps through cutting working overtime at the office — may decrease the risk of developing coronary heart disease.
Hadrian himself died at 62, perhaps of coronary heart disease (a condition sometimes indicated by a crease in the earlobe).
High levels of homocysteine (an amino acid) in the blood have been linked to increased risk of premature coronary heart disease and stroke, even among people who have normal cholesterol levels.
ARBs are very good drugs preventing cardiovascular events, preventing stroke and preventing coronary heart disease, but for none of them, it is possible for the moment to unmask the effect which is independent of blood pressure lowering.
There is a long history of lung cancer, emphysema, diabetes and coronary heart disease.
Smoking also creates a higher risk for peripheral artery disease and aortic aneurysm. It increases the risk of recurrent coronary heart disease after bypass surgery, too.
According to the American heart Association (AHA), at least half of the people who die suddenly from coronary heart disease each year had no clue they were sick.
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