Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) is the top number in a blood pressure reading (e.g., the 120 in 120/80 mmHg).
It measures the maximum force or pressure that your blood exerts against
your artery walls every time your heart beats and actively pumps blood out to the rest of your body.
Non-HDL Cholesterol (measured in millimoles per liter, or mmol/L) represents the total amount of all "bad"
or atherogenic cholesterol in your blood.
It measures every cholesterol particle that can actively build up as plaque
inside your arteries, narrow your blood vessels, and increase your risk of a heart attack or stroke.
Smoking is one of the most powerful and aggressive independent risk factors for developing
Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), which includes coronary heart disease, stroke, peripheral arterial
disease, and aortic aneurysms.
When you smoke, the toxins in tobacco smoke cause immediate and
long-term damage to your entire circulatory framework.
