As vascular specialists, interventional radiologists see first hand the damage that smoking causes to the arteries (10 million Americans suffer from hardening of the arteries in the legs) and the accompanying leg plain that many smokers suffer. While most people are aware of the cancer risk from smoking, health experts indicate few realize the damage it causes throughout the body's vascular system. Author: icyouhealth Keywords: arteries disease pad peripheral vascular smoking Vascular health Added: March 31, 2008