There has been a considerable improvement in the survival of patients with systemic
vasculitis since the introduction of immunosuppressive therapy and improved diagnostic …

Many systemic immune-mediated diseases (SIDs) may involve the heart and present as
myocarditis with different histopathological pictures, ie lymphocytic, eosinophilic …

Background: Because pentraxin-3 (PTX3) is produced by immune and vascular cells in
response to proinflammatory signals, it may be a useful biomarker for defining disease …

Heart involvement in primary systemic vasculitides is important to recognize, because it has
been linked to increased mortality and requires prompt diagnosis and treatment. Almost all …

OBJECTIVE: This study compared treatment outcomes of patients with supra-aortic arterial
(SAA) occlusive disease due to Takayasu arteritis (TA) treated with bypass surgery or …

Although the vast majority of patients with end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) worldwide live in
what is called the developing world, little is known about its epidemiology and management …

Myocarditis is a major cause of heart disease in young patients and a common precursor of
heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy. Some auto-immune and/or auto-inflammatory …

Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a granulomatous vasculitis of large vessels with unknown
aetiopathogenesis. An association between TA and tuberculosis (TB) has been suggested …

Background This study was performed to analyze the clinical manifestations, imaging
features, and prognosis of Takayasu's arteritis (TA) with pulmonary arteritis (PA). Methods In …

To clarify the risk of tuberculosis (TB) infection in patients with Takayasu arteritis (TAK). In
this study, we conducted a comprehensive search across multiple databases, including …