Hayafumi Watanabe, Yukie Sano, Hideki Takayasu, and Misako Takayasu Hottolink,Inc., 6 Yonbancho Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0081, Japan Risk Analysis Research Center, The Institute of Statistical Mathematics, 10-3 Midori-cho, Tachikawa, Tokyo 190-8562, Japan Faculty of Engineering, Information and Systems, University of Tsukuba, Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573 Japan Sony Computer Science Laborato...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to use coronary computed tomographic (CT) angiography to characterize coronary artery involvement in patients with known Takayasu arteritis who present with anginal chest pain or shortness of breath. BACKGROUND Takayasu arteritis is a primary vasculitis of the large vessels, which mainly affects the aorta and its branches but can also involve the coronary ...

OBJECTIVE We wanted to evaluate the mural changes by CT on the follow-up examination of patients with active Takayasu arteritis. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study included 18 patients, (4 males and 14 females), with active Takayasu arteritis. A total of 44 CT examinations were done during the follow-up period (mean: 55.6 months). At the time of the last follow-up CT, the disease, on the basis o...

the association of takayasu arthritis (ta) and inflammatory bowel disease is rare. early diagnosis and treatment may influence patient survival. this report describes a 35-year-old woman who had been treated for ulcerative colitis (uc) that manifested with weight loss, upper limb cluadication and vertigo. the diagnosis of ta was made according to the american college of rheumatology criteria. t...

From the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The authors have reported they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose. Manuscript received May 25, 2011; accepted June 3, 2011. A12-year-old Hispanic girl was referred for evaluation of hypertension and a heart murmur. Transthoracic echocardiogram revealed long-segment coarctation of the aorta. (A) Ga...

Takayasu Arteritis (TA) is an inflammatory disorder involving the thoracoabdominal aorta and its branches and the pulmonary arteries, with eventual vascular stenosis, occlusion, or aneurysm formation. Conventional angiography has been the reference imaging standard for diagnosis of TA. The purpose of this case report is to demonstrate the utility of MR imaging and MR angiography in the diagnosi...

A arterite de Takayasu é uma doença inflamatória rara, idiopática, crónica e progressiva que causa estreitamento, oclusão aneurismas das artérias sistémicas, afetando principalmente a aorta seus ramos. O envolvimento neurológico surge numa minoria dos casos Takayasu, ocorrência síndromes neurológicas como primeira manifestação foram raramente relatados. Para o diagnóstico desta vasculite deve-s...

Objective: To study the clinical features angiographic findings, treatment response and prognosis of patients with Takayasu arteritis. Methods: Seventy-three patients with Takayasu arteritis admitted into our hospital between January 2006 and August 2011 were evaluated retrospectively for the clinical manifestations, laboratory testings, angiographic findings, treatment response and prognosis o...