Takayasu’s Arteritis


Epidemiology


Physiology


Pathology


Diagnosis

ECHO:
– Pulm HTN: may mimic CTEPH


Clinical

Symptoms/signs: may occur with or without systemic vascular involvement
1) Optho:
a) Cataracts:
b) AVM’s around optic disks:
c) Blindness:
2) Cardiovascular:
a) Absence of pulses
b) Severe HTN:
c) LV failure:
d) Aortic aneurysm rupture
3) Neuro:
a) CVA
4) Pulmonary:
a) Pulmonary HTN: may mimic CTEPH (as pulmonary involvement can occur without other organ involvement in some cases)


Treatment


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