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Transthoracic Echocardiographic Evaluation of Aortic Distensibility in a Takayasu's Arteritis Patient
Author(s) -
Nemes Attila,
Gavallér Henriette,
Högye Márta,
Pálinkás Attila,
Forster Tamás,
Csanády Miklós
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2006.00317.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ascending aorta , takayasu arteritis , cardiology , aorta , arteritis , takayasu's arteritis , radiology , disease , vasculitis
Takayasu's arteritis (TA) is a chronic, nonspecific, rare, and segmental inflammatory disease that primarily affects the aorta and its main branches. In the present case, the aortic elastic properties were decreased (aortic distensibility was practically normal) suggesting that ascending aorta was not affected by TA. For preoperative assessment, a routine transthoracic echocardiography can be a valuable method for the noninvasive functional evaluation of ascending aorta in a patient with TA.