A variety of systemic inflammatory rheumatic diseases associate with an increased risk of
atherosclerotic events and premature cardiovascular (CV) disease. Although this recognition …

Systemic vasculitides are multisystem blood vessel disorders, which are defined by the size
of the vessel predominantly affected, namely small, medium, or large vessels. The term …

Objectives. There are no valid instruments to measure disease activity in Takayasu arteritis
(TA). We aim to provide a valid measure to assess clinical disease activity with or without …

Although inflammation-induced thrombosis is a well-known entity, its pathogenesis remains
complicated. There are complex interactions between inflammation and hemostasis …

Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a chronic large vessel vasculitis that affects aorta, its main
branches and pulmonary arteries. The inflammatory process results in stenosis, occlusion …

Takayasu arteritis is an idiopathic granulomatous vasculitis of the aorta and its main
branches and it constitutes one of the more common vasculitides in children. Inflammation …

Assessment of the pattern and extent of arterial involvement and measurement of current
disease activity are essential for the management of Takayasu arteritis (TA). Since there is …

Although outcomes in Takayasu arteritis (TAK) are improving, diagnosis is typically delayed
and significant arterial injury accrues. While wider use of non-invasive imaging is impacting …

Vasculitis is a general term for diseases that cause inflammation in the blood vessels
themselves. Table 1 shows the 2012 revised version of Chapel Hill Consensus Conference …

Objective To study the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of Takayasu arteritis (TAK)
in southeast Norway (population 2.8 million). Methods All study area hospital databases …