Although both smoking and hypertension had previously been shown to be linked with premature death, the magnitude of the effect found in a recent study was not expected, even by researchers.
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Blood is carried from the heart to all the body's tissues and organs in pipes, called arteries and veins. Blood pressure is the force of the blood... Read more »
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Hypotension is the medical term for low blood pressure, generally considered to be a systolic blood pressure of 90 mm Hg or less in an adult.However,... Read more »
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Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Smoking Cessation
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Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco have found the secondhand smoke both damages cells that line blood vessels and prevents... Read more »