Natural history and classification of occlusive thromboaortopathy (Takayasu's disease).

Abstract

SUMMARY Fifty-four Japanese patients with occlusive thromboaortopathy (OTAP), including four males, were classified according to evidence of complications attributed to OTAP at the time when the diagnosis was established: Group I, uncomplicated OTAP with or without the involvement of the pulmonary artery. Group II, mono-complicated OTAP: presence of a single complication together

Natural history of aortoarteritis (Takayasu's disease).

“…The inflammation leads to either stenosis and occlusion of the involved artery or aneurysm formation or both. [1][2][3][4][5] The arterial lesions can lead to secondary hypertension, retinopathy, cardiac involvement, cerebrovascular events, and premature death. The course and prognosis of patients with aortoarteritis show wide variation, and few authors have published systematic studies documenting the natural history of this disease.6-9 While the etiology of aortoarteritis remains unknown, various modes of treatment including steroids, vascular surgery, and balloon angioplasty have been used for management of these patients.7"10-13 To make a decision about elective intervention, the physician must have data on the natural history and be able to make an objective assessment of the prognosis in the individual patient.…”

A rare case of Takayasu's arteritis in pregnancy

“…9 The disease can also be classified into stages according to the presence of major complications such as hypertension, retinopathy, aneurysms, and aortic regurgitation. 2 Our patient had only hypertension. Death in these patients is mainly due to ischemia, congestive cardiac failure and stroke.…”

“…1,2 It is seen predominantly in young women of reproductive age group and is more prevalent in Asian countries. 3 It usually presents with non-specific symptoms and there are no specific laboratory tests to diagnose it.…”

Avaliação não invasiva das propriedades estruturais de grandes artérias em pacientes com arterite de Takayasu

“…O achado de VOP elevada em nossos pacientes pode representar uma questão importante no cuidado dos indivíduos diagnosticados com arterite de Takayasu, uma vez que esta vasculite é conhecida por estar associada com elevadas taxas de morbidade e mortalidade cardiovascular Ishikawa;Maetani 1994). O único estudo disponível de análise de VOP em AT teve uma discrepância na idade de controles e apresentou diferença significativa entre os grupos em relação às medidas da PAS dificultando a interpretação dos seus resultados (Ng et al 2006).…”

“…Resultados: A média de VOP-CF foi maior em pacientes com arterite de Takayasu do que em controles (9,77 ± 3,49 vs. 7,83 ± 1.06 m/s, p = 0,009 (Ishikawa 1978;Arend et al 1990;Ishikawa;Maetani 1994;Kerr et al 1994;Mason 2010).…”