Smoking Calculator
Learn how smoking cause myocardial infarction
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↓ Persistent irritation of bronchial mucosal ↓ Hypersecretion of bronchial mucous gland ↓ 1. Hypertrophy of the mucous gland 2. Increased number of goblet cells ↓ Increase in mucous production ↓ Airway obstruction by mucous ↓ Ventilation perfusion mismatch ↓ Hypoxia ↓ Reduced in arterial oxygen saturation ↓ Compensatory mechanism ↓ Increase in heart rate ↓ Hypertension ↓ Blood vessel damage ↓ Induce atherosclerotic plaque formation ↓ Rupture of plague ↓ Thrombus formation, if go to coronary artery ↓ Myocardial infarction |
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