Abstract:The aim of this study is to investigate echocardiographic features of patients with cardiac involvement and evaluate the value of echocardiography in Takayasu arteritis (TA). This retrospective study compared the clinical manifestations and echocardiographic parameters of 127 TA patients with and without cardiac involvement and further explored the relationship between pulmonary hypertension (PH) and echocardiographic parameters. Clinical, imaging and laboratory results of the TA patients were obtained from ho… Show more
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