Smoking and Cardiovascular System: Opinion and Trends

Smoking causes cardiovascular disease and cancer. Advertising should be more effective and directed to all population worldwide. Epidemiological findings undoubtedly show that both active smokers and nonsmokers passively exposed to tobacco products meet severe alterations to several body organs, primarily heart and blood vessels, and respiratory system, which may be considered as target organs of tobacco smoke.Sudden cardiac death may occur in both active smokers and individuals exposed to passive smoking, although with lesser rate.

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Fellow of the American Society of Hypertension (USA)Fellow of the Royal Society for Promotion of Health (UK)Aurelio Leone was born in Rome, Italy, on July 21, 1942. He worked at the CNR Clinical Physiology, Pisa, City Hospital La Spezia, Pontremoli and Massa, Italy, where he was Director of the Dept of Internal Medicine. Author of books on smoking.