What are the effects of nicotine on the cardiovascular system?

Answer 1

Nicotine as we know is a powerful drug. It comes in many forms and can enter the body through smoking. When Nicotine enters the body it first goes to the lungs and the bloodstream. The lungs get covered with tar and some of the nicotine travels through the bloodstream to your heart, liver and kidneys. What Nicotine does to your heart is it can create and irregular heartbeat and cause other vital organs to go haywire.

Answer 2

The effect that nicotine has on the cardiovascular system is that it increases the chances of cardiovascular disease and stroke. Smoking also increases the chances of hypertension, damages blood vessels and stimulates the blood clotting process.

Answer 3

Your lungs are like an air filter in a car they bring in air, filter it and send it through your blood stream...smoking clogs the filter like part in your lungs so it is harder for air to get to your bloodstream

Answer 4

Nicotine has pharmacological property of constricting blood vessels and also stimulating heart rate. A constant increase in blood vessel constriction and increase of heart rate will increase blood pressure and may lead to increase in size of heart and its failure to pump blood.

Continuous constriction of blood vessels will also affect your blood flow in extremities like feet and hands, these may feel more cold.

Answer 5

It doesn't directly affect the heart but does enhance your chance for diseases such as cancer, due to lowering your heart activity and destorying lung tissue

Answer 6

it contaminates them because of the lack of nitrogen in the blood therefore causing birth