Cause of death in Chinese Takayasu arteritis patients

Cause of death in Chinese Takayasu arteritis patients

To analyze the causes of death and the related risk factors for in-patients with Takayasu arteritis (TAK) admitted to a referral center of China during 1983 to 2014.The medical charts of 12 deceased TAK patients (10 women, 2 men) were reviewed by two senior rheumatologists. The demographic data, clinical manifestations, angiographic presentations, and the direct causes of death were analyzed re...

Coronary artery involvement in takayasu arteritis in 45 Chinese patients.

OBJECTIVE We investigated the clinical characteristics, potential difficulties in diagnosis, and therapy for coronary artery involvement in patients with Takayasu arteritis (TA). METHODS Of 587 consecutive patients hospitalized with TA from 1998 to 2011, those found to have > 50% reduction of diameter of coronary artery by angiography were recruited. We defined the first finding of coronary i...

Takayasu arteritis in a young female

Background: Takayasu arteritis is a granulomatous vasculitis which mainly involves the large arterial vessels. The disease is rare and it is more common in females aged between 15-30 years old. In this paper, we report a case of takayasu arteritis in Babol, north of Iran. Case Presentation: A 22 - year old female was admitted to the Department of Infectious Diseases of Rouhani Teaching Hospital...

Procalcitonin in takayasu arteritis.

Takayasu arteritis in pregnancy.

Takayasu arteritis is a chronic, granulomatous arteritis affecting large and medium-sized arteries. During pregnancy, maternal and foetal complications are largely as a consequence of maternal arterial hypertension. We present a case of a 35-year-old para one gravida two patient with Takayasu arteritis (group III disease) complicated by chronic hypertension and a severely dilated ascending aort...