Does Use Of Nicotine Cause Peripheral Artery Disease?

Posted on Fri, 30 Sep 2016

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Question : Does the smoke from cigarette's cause PAD or is it the ncoline?

Answered by Dr. Rishi (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
It is not the nicotine.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome to Health Care Magic and Thank you for your question.
I am a Vascular Surgeon and will help you with your query.
Cigarette smoke has a number of compounds which cause damage to the arterial wall leading to Peripheral arterial disease. It is not the nicotine. Nicotine is the substance that leads to the addiction of the tobacco. The smoke itself contains about 55 to 60 harmful substances that cause physical damage to the arterial wall and incite an inflammatory response leading to arterial blockade.
Please do let me know if there are other queries on this issue and how I can be of assistance.
Take care,
Dr Rishi, New XXXXXXX Inida.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar