"Takayasu Arteritis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A chronic inflammatory process that affects the AORTA and its primary branches, such as the brachiocephalic artery (BRACHIOCEPHALIC TRUNK) and CAROTID ARTERIES. It results in progressive arterial stenosis, occlusion, and aneurysm formation. The pulse in the arm is hard to detect. Patients with aortitis syndrome often exhibit retinopathy.
| Descriptor ID |
D013625
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.907.109.239.650 C14.907.940.090.800 C17.800.862.875
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| Concept/Terms |
Takayasu Arteritis- Takayasu Arteritis
- Arteritis, Takayasu
- Pulseless Disease
- Young Female Arteritis
- Arteritides, Young Female
- Arteritis, Young Female
- Female Arteritides, Young
- Female Arteritis, Young
- Young Female Arteritides
- Takayasu Syndrome
- Takayasu's Arteritis
- Takayasus Arteritis
- Arteritis, Takayasu's
- Arteritis, Takayasus
- Takayasu Disease
- Disease, Takayasu
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Takayasu Arteritis" by people in Profiles.
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Large-Vessel Vasculitis in Ophthalmology: Giant Cell Arteritis and Takayasu Arteritis. Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila). 2022 Mar-Apr 01; 11(2):177-183.
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Painless bilateral visual loss in a 33-year-old woman with severe arterial hypotension. Surv Ophthalmol. 2018 Jan - Feb; 63(1):125-131.
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Takayasu arteritis complicating pregnancy in adolescence. Ann Vasc Surg. 2012 Aug; 26(6):858.e7-10.
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Total arch replacement after a failed repair for Takayasu's ascending aortitis. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Jan; 93(1):300-2.
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Takayasu arteritis presenting as severe ascending aortic arch dilation and aortic regurgitation in a 10-year-old female. Congenit Heart Dis. 2011 Nov-Dec; 6(6):630-3.
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Interventions for mesenteric vasculitis. J Vasc Surg. 2010 Feb; 51(2):392-400.e2.
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Unprotected left main stent placement in a patient with Takayasu's arteritis: an unusual solution for an unusual disease. Tex Heart Inst J. 2006; 33(2):253-5.
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Aneurysmal form of aortoarteritis with aberrant right subclavian artery: diagnosis by Magnetic Resonance Angiography. Minerva Cardioangiol. 1995 Sep; 43(9):375-8.
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Massive hemoptysis in Takayasu's arteritis during pregnancy. Chest. 1994 Nov; 106(5):1619-22.
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The thoracic aorta studied by MR imaging. Radiology. 1985 Oct; 157(1):149-55.