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Smoking can cause heart attacks and strokes. Many smokers don’t know that

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By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Smoking cigarettes doesn’t just cause lung cancer. The toxic smoke affects nearly every organ in the body — yet some of its most serious consequences may be less widely recognized. Smoking is a major cause of cardiovascular disease, including heart attacks and strokes, and exposure to secondhand smoke puts