That blood vessel damage is what may potentially lead to heart failure. Heart failure, which is a potentially life-threatening condition where the heart cannot pump enough blood around the body is a global health problem. An International Congestive Heart Failure (INTER-CHF) study, conducted across six geographies, has revealed that cardiac deaths accounted for 46% of mortality at one year in patients with heart failure in India. Heart failure is an important global health problem, affecting about 26 million people worldwide and about 10 million people in India. It is never too late to quit smoking, even for patients with heart failure and other serious cardiovascular disease.

Source: Hindustan Times February 02, 2018 08:48 UTC