{"id":844,"date":"2015-11-27T12:45:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-27T01:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.athero.org.au\/fh\/smoking\/"},"modified":"2016-06-21T12:24:58","modified_gmt":"2016-06-21T02:24:58","slug":"smoking","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.athero.org.au\/fh\/patients\/treatment-lifestyle\/smoking\/","title":{"rendered":"Smoking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>People with FH already have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.<\/p>\n<p><b>Smoking damages your heart and blood vessels, increasing this risk even more!<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Stopping smoking is the single most important thing you can do for your heart and blood vessel health.<\/p>\n<p>Smoking:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>increases<\/b><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>the rate at which LDL cholesterol deposits in the walls of the arteries, speeding up the formation of atheroma\/plaque (atherosclerosis). This can cause heart attacks, strokes and other circulation problems.<\/li>\n<li>makes your blood more \u2018sticky\u2019 so it is more likely to form clots and cause heart attacks and strokes.<\/li>\n<li>reduces HDL cholesterol (\u2018good\u2019 cholesterol).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>as well as<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>cigarettes contain<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><b>nicotine<\/b><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>\u2013 stimulates your body to produce adrenaline which constricts arteries and increases your blood pressure. High blood pressure damages the walls of the arteries, increasing the risk of plaque formation and therefore atherosclerosis.<\/li>\n<li>cigarette smoke contains<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><b>carbon monoxide<\/b><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>\u2013 carbon monoxide binds to the haemoglobin (normally carries oxygen) and reduces the amount of oxygen reaching tissues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Passive smoke will also increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Within one year of stopping smoking, your heart attack risk is greatly reduced.<\/b><\/p>\n<h3>Where to get help<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Your doctor<\/li>\n<li>Pharmacist<\/li>\n<li>Talk to your family and friends<\/li>\n<li>Self-help materials and quit smoking courses<\/li>\n<li>Call the<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.quit.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">Quitline<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Tel. 13 7848 (13 QUIT) for information and advice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>The advice in this website does not replace advice from your GP or healthcare provider.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People with FH already have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. 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