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Large vessel calcification in T akayasu arteritis
Author(s) -
Gujadhur A.,
Smith E. R.,
McMahon L. P.,
Spanger M.,
Chuen J.,
Holt S. G.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/imj.12116
Subject(s) - medicine , arteritis , calcification , takayasu arteritis , inflammation , calcinosis , pathology , disease , vasculitis
We report the novel case of a young woman with T akayasu arteritis, with extensive large vessel disease. The case demonstrates that while mechanisms of vascular calcification are poorly understood, inflammation per se might be sufficient to mediate increased mineral stress leading to vessel calcification, even in the absence of renal impairment.