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(Screengrab from PTV) MANILA - Smoking increases a person's risk of having coronary heart disease and sudden death, health experts said Friday. "Smoking associated with two to four-fold increase in the risk of coronary heart disease, a greater than 70 percent excess rate of death from coronary heart disease and an elevated risk of sudden death," Department of Health Disease Prevention and Control Bureau lead Dr. Maria Rosario Sylvia Uy said in a media forum. The latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that ischemic heart disease is the leading cause of death among Filipinos as of Oct. 31, 2022. It is followed by cerebrovascular diseases, neoplasms, diabetes, and hypertensive diseases in the top five list of mortality causes in the country. In the same forum, Philippine Heart Association Communications Committee co-chair Dr. Luigi Pierre Segundo noted that ischemic heart disease is known as coronary artery disease. "Our hearts have arteries o

Maria rosario sylviaLuigi pierre segundoDepartment of health disease preventionPhilippine statistics authorityPhilippine heart association communications committeeHealth disease preventionControl bureauCreengrab from ptv manila smoking increasesa person 39s risk of having coronary heart disease and sudden deathEalth experts said friday quot smoking associated with two to four fold increase in the risk of coronary heart diseaseA greater than 70 percent excess rate of death from coronary heart disease and an elevated risk suddenUot department of health disease prevention and control bureau lead dr maria rosario sylvia uy said ina media forum the latest data from philippine statistics authority psa showed that ischemic heart is leading cause death among filipinos as oct 31022 it is followed by cerebrovascular diseasesNd hypertensive diseases in the top five list of mortality causes country same forumHilippine heart association communications committee co chair dr luigi pierre segundo noted that ischemic disease is known as coronary artery quot our hearts have arteries on top of it calledHen it tightens due to cholesterol buildupArdening of artery