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- His doctors conclulded that the King suffered from thromboangitis obliterans (Buerger's disease) and that “all his arteries were hardened beyond his years”. "Hardening of the arteries" is a lay term for arteriosclerosis, which is generally used interchangeably with atherosclerosis.
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Jul 1, 2021 · Although he made a slow and uneventful recovery from his surgery, King George VI died suddenly and unexpectedly in his sleep on February 6, 1952, at the age of 56. Since the King had a history of peripheral vascular disease, it was assumed that the cause of death was a "coronary thrombosis."
Recorded 8 May 1945. George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952. He was also the last Emperor of India from 1936 until the British Raj was dissolved in August 1947, and the first head ...
Sep 25, 2018 · George VI was a heavy smoker, and as a consequence he developed peripheral vascular disease causing intermittent claudication (leg pain while walking, due to impaired blood supply), lung cancer, and coronary artery disease. In 1949 he had an operation called a lumbar sympathectomy to relieve a blockage in an artery in his right leg.
Feb 5, 2024 · King George VI died suddenly in his sleep on 6 February 1952 after 16 years on the throne following his brother’s abdication in December 1936. An official statement published later claimed...
Nov 9, 2016 · His doctors decided that their patient was a victim of thromboangiitis obliterans, also called Buerger’s disease. They found, too, that all his arteries were hardened beyond his years....
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Aug 26, 2020 · The death of King George VI: what happened? On 6 February 1952, King George VI died quietly in his bed, beginning the reign of his daughter, Queen Elizabeth II…. Published: August 26, 2020 at 10:45 AM. King George VI died suddenly in his sleep on 6 February 1952. It was a moment that shocked the nation – cinemas, sports grounds and theatres ...
Nov 9, 2016 · His doctors decided that their patient was a victim of thromboangiitis obliterans, also called Buerger’s disease. They found, too, that all his arteries were hardened beyond his years.
