"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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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Takayasu Arteritis" by people in Profiles.
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Gao P, Dmytriw AA, Wang T, Krings T, Ren J, Chen F, Jiao L. Contemporary Challenges of Acute Ischemic Stroke in Takayasu Arteritis. Stroke. 2020 10; 51(10):e280-e284.
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Choe YJ, Blatt DB, Yalcindag A, Geffert SF, Bobenchik AM, Michelow IC. Cryptococcus albidus Fungemia in an Immunosuppressed Child: Case Report and Systematic Literature Review. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2020 Feb 28; 9(1):100-105.
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Saab F, Giugliano RP, Giugliano GR. Takayasu arteritis in a young woman: a 4-year case history. Tex Heart Inst J. 2009; 36(5):470-4.
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Yalcindag A, Sundel R. Vasculitis in childhood. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2001 Sep; 13(5):422-7.
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Azakie A, McElhinney DB, Messina LM, Stoney RJ. Common brachiocephalic trunk: strategies for revascularization. Ann Thorac Surg. 1999 Mar; 67(3):657-60.