Takayasu arteritis revisited.

Authors :: Duque Neves B
Raimundo A
Appleton Figueira T
Pereira Machado F
Roquette J
Sá J
Source :: Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology [Rev Port Cardiol] 2015 Mar; Vol. 34 (3), pp. 215.e1-4. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Feb 27.
Publication Year :: 2015
Abstract: Takayasu arteritis is a large vessel vasculitis with various clinical presentations depending on the territories affected. We report the case of a 47-year-old woman who was diagnosed with Takayasu arteritis following rapid progression of coronary disease. The condition evolved rapidly under corticosteroid therapy, with formation of new arterial stenoses within the carotid and splanchnic circulations. Disease remission was achieved with cyclophosphamide pulses and percutaneous angioplasty of the affected vessels was performed.<br /> (Copyright © 2014 Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia. Published by Elsevier España. All rights reserved.)

Subjects :: Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Takayasu Arteritis diagnostic imaging
Takayasu Arteritis therapy

Language :: English; Portuguese
ISSN :: 2174-2030
Volume :: 34
Issue :: 3
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 25727751
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.repc.2014.11.002