Takayasu arteritis in Turkey

Takayasu arteritis in Turkey

Takayasu arteritis is a non-spesific inflamatory process of unknown etiology affecting the aorta and its branches. A retrospective study was done in 14 patients diagnosed as Takayasu arteritis. Eleven patients were female and three were male. Ages ranged from 12 to 30 years. Seven patients had type...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of cardiology 1996-08, Vol.54, p.S135-S136
Hauptverfasser: Türkoğlu, Cüneyt, Memiş, Ahmet, Payzin, Serdar, Akin, Mustafa, Kültüsay, Hakan, Akilli, Azem, Can, Levent, Altintiğ, Ahmet
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Adolescent
Adult
Angioplasty, Balloon
Balloon angioplasty
Child
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Retrospective Studies
Takayasu arteritis
Takayasu Arteritis - classification
Takayasu Arteritis - diagnosis
Takayasu Arteritis - therapy
Treatment Outcome
Turkey
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Zusammenfassung:Takayasu arteritis is a non-spesific inflamatory process of unknown etiology affecting the aorta and its branches. A retrospective study was done in 14 patients diagnosed as Takayasu arteritis. Eleven patients were female and three were male. Ages ranged from 12 to 30 years. Seven patients had type I arteritis, three patients type II arteritis, and four patients type III Takayasu arteritis. Successful angioplasty was performed in five cases.
ISSN:0167-5273
1874-1754
DOI:10.1016/S0167-5273(96)88782-1