Disease of the Coronary Arteries Associated With Thrombo-Angiitis Obliterans of the Extremities

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Article1 July 1929Disease of the Coronary Arteries Associated With Thrombo-Angiitis Obliterans of the ExtremitiesEDGAR V. ALLEN, M.D., FREDERICK A. WILLIUS, M.D.EDGAR V. ALLEN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, FREDERICK A. WILLIUS, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-3-1-35 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIt is probable that the process characteristic of thrombo-angiitis obliterans involves vessels in areas other than the extremities more commonly than is believed. Such involvement may only be recognized by careful clinical and pathologic investigation. We have not had an opportunity to examine cases of thrombo-angiitis obliterans after death. Necropsy was performed in seven cases recorded in the literature. Evidence of disease of the coronary arteries was found in four. A summary of these four cases follows:Case reported by Buerger.—A man aged twenty-four years with thrombo-angiitis obliterans died suddenly following a Gritti-Stokes amputation of the right thigh. He had...Bibliography(1) BROWNALLENMAHORNER GEEVHR: Thrombo-angiitis Obliterans. Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders Co., 1928, 219 pp. Google Scholar(2) BUERGER L: The Circulatory Disturbances of the Extremities Including Gangrene, Vasomotor and Trophic Disorders. Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders Co., 1924, 628 pp. Google Scholar(3) LEMANN V: Coronary Occlusion in Buerger's Disease (Thrombo-angiitis Obliterans). Am. Jour. Med. Sc., 1928, clxxvi, 807-812. CrossrefGoogle Scholar(4) LEWIS D: Spontaneous Gangrene of the Extremities. Arch. Surg., 1927, xv, 613-625. CrossrefGoogle Scholar(5) PERLA D: An Analysis of Forty-one Cases of Thrombo-angiitis Obliterans; with a Report of a Case Involving the Coronaries and the Aorta. Surg., Gynec., and Obst., 1925, xli, 21-30. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Submitted for publication March 22, 1929. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byAnatomie und Pathologie der KoronararterienPathology and pathogenesis of Buerger's diseaseThe epidemiology of aortic and peripheral atherosclerosisZum Krankheitsbild der CoronaritisA Critical Evaluation of Thromboangiitis ObliteransCoronary artery thrombosis, with recovery, in a case of thromboangiitis obliterans 1 July 1929Volume 3, Issue 1Page: 35-39KeywordsCoronary arteriesStable coronary artery disease ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1929 PDF downloadLoading ...