A patient who smokes has hypertension. how could smoking have contributed to the patients hypertension

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MRodrigues · Answer 1 · 2017-12-31T15:04:19+0000

The nicotine in cigarette smoke is a big part of hypertension. It raises your blood pressure and heart rate, makes your arteries more narrow and hardens their walls, and also makes your blood more likely to clot. Hope this answers the question.

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