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VASCULAR ASSOCIATES OF BANGALORE NEWSLETTER Buerger's Disease Etiology and Pathophysiology: Smoking is very closely related to Buerger's disease and smoking history is one of the criterion for diagnosing the disease. In general if the patient absolutely abandons smoking the course of the disease will be invariably benign, but if smoking continues any treatment will ultimately be futile. Though ...

Search AHealthyMe! Personalize AHealthyMe! Sign up for our Newsletter! Buerger's disease. Lohr, John T. Definition Buerger's disease is an inflammation of the arteries, veins, and nerves in the legs, principally, leading to restricted blood flow. Left untreated, Buerger's disease can lead to gangrene of the affected areas. Buerger's disease is also known as thromboangitis obliterans. Causes & ...

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