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Can smoking increase the pressure in the lungs,that is moderate, very fast? or it needs time? can it affect heart valves with mild leaking?
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Smoking has many: deleterious (bad) effects on both the heart and the lungs. When someone has smoked for a sufficient amount of time the lung changes can result in increased pulmonary pressures and worsening of leaking heart valves. Don't smoke! It is bad for you!
Answered 7/11/2017
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