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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Office on Smoking and Health
Tel: 1-800-CDC-INFO
(1-800-232-4636)
TTY: 1-888-232-6348
E-mail: tobaccoinfo@cdc.gov
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Heart Disease and Stroke
- Smoking causes coronary heart disease, the leading cause of death in the
United States. Cigarette smokers are 2–4 times more likely to develop coronary heart
disease than nonsmokers.
- Cigarette smoking approximately doubles a person's risk for stroke.
- Cigarette smoking causes reduced circulation by narrowing the blood vessels
(arteries). Smokers are more than 10 times as likely as nonsmokers to develop
peripheral vascular disease.
- Smoking causes abdominal aortic aneurysm.
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Highlights from the 2004 Surgeon General's Report
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Page last modified 02/28/2007