A study of 40,000 women published in the June 2011 "Annals of Internal Medicine" finds that smoking significantly increases the risk of peripheral artery disease in women,with corresponding reductions noted in those who quit the harmful habit.

http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2011/06/06/study-women-who-smoke-are-at-tenfold-risk-for-pad/?hpt=he_c2
http://news.consumerreports.org/health/2011/06/quitting-smoking-cuts-womens-risk-of-artery-disease.html