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Takayasu Arteritis or Non-specific Aortoarteritis: A Case ReportBy L. Gopichandran, Ankita Sharma
Abstract: Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a large vessel vasculitis (LVV) characterized by granulomatous inflammation of the vessel wall with an unknown etiopathogenesis. This has remained as enigma, since it was diagnosed just one century ago. This inflammatory disease often affects the ascending aorta and aortic arch, causing obstruction of the aorta and its major arteries. It is also termed as pulseless disease because of the frequent occlusion of the large arteries …
Published in International Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2019 · pp. 41–52 Read article →