| Coronary involvement in Takayasu's arteritis. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 17854750 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Coronary involvement may appear in up to a third of patients with Takayasu's arteritis. This affliction may have a dominant impact on the clinical manifestations of the patient. Occlusion of the ostia of the left main coronary artery and of proximal segments of the coronary arteries is the most frequent finding of the coronary vasculature in patients with Takayasu's arteritis. Beyond the vasculitic process enhanced atherosclerosis has a significant and detrimental impact on the disease development. Revascularizations are often unsuccessful particularly when the inflammatory disease is not under satisfactory control. New techniques have been developed in order to use vessels that have not been damaged by the disease as grafts. |
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Authors:
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Moshe Rav-Acha; Leeor Plot; Nathan Peled; Howard Amital |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article; Review Date: 2007-05-21 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Autoimmunity reviews Volume: 6 ISSN: 1568-9972 ISO Abbreviation: Autoimmun Rev Publication Date: 2007 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-09-14 Completed Date: 2007-12-18 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101128967 Medline TA: Autoimmun Rev Country: Netherlands |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 566-71 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Division of Internal Medicine, Hadassah-Hebrew University School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel. |
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Adult Angioplasty, Balloon / methods Animals Coronary Artery Disease / drug therapy, etiology, surgery Coronary Disease / drug therapy, etiology*, surgery Female Humans Middle Aged Takayasu Arteritis / drug therapy, pathology*, surgery |
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