The patient may have a heart attack and die. Passive smokers can suffer from emphysema. Emphysema is a lung disease that damages the lungs due to a lack of air. It can also lead to heart or respiratory failure. It is a chronic inflammation of the lungs resulting from the destruction of the alveoli in the lungs causing a lack of air, reducing oxygen in the lungs and causing a complication. Is caused by passive smokers, air pollution and infection of the environment with toxins. Some other symptoms are wheezing, difficulty coughing and