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==Natural History, Complications and Prognosis== | ==Natural History, Complications and Prognosis== | ||
===Prognosis=== | ===Prognosis=== | ||
Amputation is common and more severe in patients who continue to use tobacco. It often leads to vascular insufficiency. Buerger's is rarely immediately fatal, but rather a life shortening disease. | Amputation is common and more severe in patients who continue to use tobacco. It often leads to vascular insufficiency. Buerger's is rarely immediately fatal, but rather a life shortening disease.Prognosis of Buerger's disease varies from person to person, depending on: | ||
:*The patient's life-style | |||
:*The severity of the damaged vessles. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Prognosis
Amputation is common and more severe in patients who continue to use tobacco. It often leads to vascular insufficiency. Buerger's is rarely immediately fatal, but rather a life shortening disease.Prognosis of Buerger's disease varies from person to person, depending on:
- The patient's life-style
- The severity of the damaged vessles.