Open AccessTAKAYASU ARTERITIS: A REVIEW
Author(s) -
Н. С. Гончарова,
Мария Владимировна Самохвалова,
А. В. Пахомов,
Дмитрий Анатольевич Зверев,
О. М. Моисеева
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
arterialʹnaâ gipertenziâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.126
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2411-8524
pISSN - 1607-419X
DOI - 10.18705/1607-419x-2013-19-6-478-476
Subject(s) - takayasu arteritis , medicine , arteritis , vasculitis , takayasu's arteritis , radiology , disease
Takayasu arteritis is a well-known rare form of large vessel vasculitis. This review details the clinical features, opportunities of disease activity assessment including new serum biomarkers and imaging diagnostics. Current evidence based treatments are presented and discussed. Particular attention is paid to the effectiveness and complications of interventional and surgical treatment in arteritis Takayasu.