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Bookmark or Share- COPD - What Is COPD? - NHLBI, NIHCOPD Basics Learn who is at risk for COPD, what symptoms to watch for, and how the disease affects the lungs. COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is a condition caused by damage to the airways or other parts of the lung. This damage leads to inflammation and other problems that block airflow and make it hard to breathe.
- How Smoking Affects the Heart and Blood Vessels - NHLBI, NIHCigarette smoking causes about 1 in every 5 deaths in the United States each year. It's the main preventable cause of death and illness in the United States. Smoking harms nearly every organ in the body, including the heart, blood vessels, lungs, eyes, mouth, reproductive organs, bones, bladder, and digestive organs.
- Smoking and Your Heart - Smoking Risks - NHLBI, NIHSmoking is a major risk factor for coronary heart disease, a condition that happens when that plaque builds up inside the coronary arteries. These arteries supply your heart muscle with oxygen-rich blood, which it needs to keep working properly.
- How the Lungs Work - How to Keep Your Lungs Healthy - NHLBI, NIHVisit Smoking and Your Heart and the Your Guide to a Healthy Heart. Although these resources focus on heart health, they include basic information about how to quit smoking. For free help and support to quit smoking, you may call the National Cancer Institute’s Smoking Quitline at 1-877-44U-QUIT (1-877-448-7848).
- Interstitial Lung Diseases Causes and Risk Factors - NHLBI, NIHLifestyle habits: Smoking can damage your lungs or make lung damage worse. Medicines: While rare, some antibiotics, heart medicines, and chemotherapy drugs can raise your risk. Other health conditions: Conditions such as sarcoidosis , autoimmune diseases, connective tissue disorders , and viral infections such as COVID-19 can damage your lungs.
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