Smoking is very harmful to your heart. It seriously increases your risk of developing heart and circulatory diseases.
To keep your heart healthy, you can make small lifestyle changes to help you quit smoking.
What does smoking do to my heart and circulatory system?
The chemicals in cigarettes make the walls of your arteries sticky. This causes fatty material to stick to the walls. The fatty material can begin to clog your arteries and reduce the space for blood to flow properly.
Help and support
You’re more likely to quit if you have support:
- Find NHS Stop Smoking Services near you or call the Smokefree National Helpline on 0300 123 1044 (England only). Support is also available in Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland.
- Call our Heart Helpline to speak to one of our Cardiac Nurses.
