Takayasu arteritis, a rare granulomatous vasculitis affecting young people, is associated
with considerable morbidity and premature mortality. In most patients the diagnosis is …

Assessment of the pattern and extent of arterial involvement and measurement of current
disease activity are essential for the management of Takayasu arteritis (TA). Since there is …

Nuclear medicine imaging procedures play an important role in the assessment of
inflammatory diseases. With the advent of 3-dimensional anatomic imaging, there has been …

Abstract Background Early diagnosis of Takayasu's Arteritis (TAK) and detection of disease
activity may reduce the risk of vascular complications. The objective of this study was to …

Background: We aimed to describe the recent clinical characteristics of Takayasu arteritis
(TA). Methods and Results: We enrolled 106 consecutive TA patients and compared the …

Takayasu arteritis (TAK) is an autoimmune systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology. Although
previous studies have revealed that HLA-B∗ 52: 01 has an effect on TAK susceptibility, no …

Vasculitides are characterized by inflammation and necrosis of the blood vessel wall. Large
vessels including the aorta are affected in giant-cell arteritis, medium-size arteries in classic …

Imaging for large-vessel vasculitis : Current Opinion in Rheumatology Imaging for large-vessel
vasculitis : Current Opinion in Rheumatology Log in or Register Subscribe to journalSubscribe …

Objective To study the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of Takayasu arteritis (TAK)
in southeast Norway (population 2.8 million). Methods All study area hospital databases …

ABSTRACT Objective. Takayasu Arteritis (TA) is a rare disease that mainly affects large
elastic arteries. It is more frequently seen in Asia, the Mediterranean basin, South Africa and …