Takayasu's arteritis (TA) is a chronic, inflammatory disease that primarily affects large
vessels, such as the aorta and its main branches. In 1908, Mikito Takayasu, professor of …

Objective Takayasu's arteritis (TA) is a rare vasculitis. The Italian Takayasu's Arteritis study
group was established with the aim to describe a large cohort of patients. Methods Data …

Takayasu's disease is a rare chronic vasculitis of unknown aetiology. Initial symptoms and
signs are non-specific, and a high index of suspicion is needed to make the correct …

Objective To evaluate aortic diameter and predictors of aortic dilatation using 18 FDG-
PET/CT in a longitudinally followed cohort of patients with large vessel vasculitis (LVV) …

Objectives To assess prognosis factors and outcome of large vessel involvement (LVI) in
large vessels vasculitis (LVV) patients. Methods Retrospective multicenter study of …

OBJECTIVE. The objective of this study was to evaluate the incidence, development, and
outcome of aortic aneurysm on CT in a group of patients with Takayasu's arteritis …

Patients with arteriopathies including giant cell arteritis, Marfan syndrome, and Takayasu's
disease are at risk for aneurysmal degeneration of the aorta. Aortic repair has been …

Background Takayasu's arteritis with pulmonary artery involvement (PTA) is uncommon and
part of which may be accompanied by pulmonary hypertension (PH). This study herein …

Abstract From June 1974 to December 2001 we performed operative treatment on 33
patients with descending thoracic or thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm in association with …

Background Aortic aneurysm (AA) is a severe complication of Takayasu arteritis (TA). This
study aimed to evaluate the prevalence, clinical and imaging features, management and …