People who smoke have a higher risk of heart failure
According to research conducted by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health , smokers are twice as likely as non-smokers to develop heart failure. Photo by JÉSHOOTS: Pexels.com The researchers investigated the link between smoking and various types of heart failure. The medical records of 9,000 Americans were examined for this purpose. According to research, even after quitting smoking, people's risk of heart failure remains high for decades. These findings, according to the researchers, highlight the importance of quitting smoking. Heart failure is a condition in which the heart is unable to pump blood in response to the body's needs, raising the risk of complications and death. In addition to smoking, other risk factors for heart failure include obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, and coronary heart disease. The study examined the health of people whose data was examined for 13 years, during which time 1,215 out of 9,000 people were diagnosed with heart failur...