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Does Smoking Make Your BP Go Up ?

Does smoking make your blood pressure go up ?
Tue, 15 Dec 2009
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Yes. Nicotine is a vasoconstrictor, which means that it constricts your blood vessels; this increases resistance to flow, which in turn increases blood pressure.
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Does Smoking Make Your BP Go Up ?

Yes. Nicotine is a vasoconstrictor, which means that it constricts your blood vessels; this increases resistance to flow, which in turn increases blood pressure.