Smoking and high blood pressure
Smoking, like high blood pressure, will cause your arteries to narrow due to a build up of fatty materials.
If you smoke and have high blood pressure, your arteries will narrow much more quickly and your risk of heart or lung disease in the future is dramatically increased.
Useful websites
The understanding smoking leaflet by the British Heart Foundation, explains more about how smoking will increase your risk of heart and circulatory disease.
Visit our stopping smoking webpages for information and support to help you quit smoking. You're 4 times more likely to quit for good if you get some specialist support.