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Smoking Builds In The Artery

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Thesis statement? Smoking produces plaque which builds in the arteries. Over time, once enough plaque builds up, it will cause a heart attack or stroke. Whereas, if the plaque builds in the heart arteries it causes coronary heart disease which immensely increases one chance of having a heart attack, heart failure, arrhythmias, or death. The building of plaque in the arteries is harmful to the body. While smoking causes many diseases in the heart it also affects the lungs. Every time someone lights up a cigarette they’re increasing their probability of procuring pneumonia, emphysema, lungs cancer, or chronic bronchitis pulmonary disease (COPD). Sadly Eighty-four percent of lung cancer deaths are smokers and eighty-three percent of COPD

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