Avoid smoking for a healthy heart

Making statements on the occasion of Heart Health Week in order to emphasize the importance of combating heart diseases and to raise awareness of people and society about heart health, Assoc. Dr. Mustafa Aydın said, “Smoking has serious damage to all organs and our heart is the organ that damages the most. For this reason, stay away from smoking to protect your heart health. Stating that 70 percent of cardiovascular diseases in Turkey are caused by smoking, Aydın said that a smoker has a 14 times higher risk of having a heart attack than a non-smoker.

“Smoking is the main cause of heart disease”

Stating that the biggest factor in heart diseases is caused by tobacco and its products, Assoc. Dr. Aydın said, “Tobacco and products that cause blood clotting and blood pressure, and also cause great harm to the heart by reducing oxygen in the blood, should be avoided because in this case, the heart is strained and atherosclerosis occurs,” and drew attention to the importance of staying away from smoking. Stating that cigarette consumption should be considered as an effective factor in the risk of developing heart diseases, Aydın said, «Heart diseases are the most important cause of death in Turkey and in the world, and the deaths due to this unfortunately increase exponentially every year.»

“The risk of developing coronary heart disease is much higher”

Assoc. Dr. Aydin, researches, coronary heart disease risk of smokers said that 45 percent higher.

“Finish the cigarette in your brain”

Emphasizing that smoking has many harmful effects especially on heart health and that smokers should quit as soon as possible, Assoc. Dr. Aydın said, “People who want to quit smoking should finish this job in their minds. Deciding on this issue is the biggest step to take. Our state has well-equipped centers for smoking cessation.” He used his expressions. Aydın finally said, “Since 1999, when our Turkish Anti-Smoking Association was founded in the fight against smoking, it has made significant progress in raising awareness of the society against smoking. As we always say, we will continue to fight until the last molecule of the cigarette is destroyed.”