Physical Exercise in Managing Takayasu Arteritis Patients Complicated With Cardiovascular Diseases

Takayasu arteritis in a young female

Background: Takayasu arteritis is a granulomatous vasculitis which mainly involves the large arterial vessels. The disease is rare and it is more common in females aged between 15-30 years old. In this paper, we report a case of takayasu arteritis in Babol, north of Iran. Case Presentation: A 22 - year old female was admitted to the Department of Infectious Diseases of Rouhani Teaching Hospital...

Procalcitonin in takayasu arteritis.

Endovascular balloon angioplasty versus stenting in patients with Takayasu arteritis

BACKGROUND Symptomatic or significant vascular lesions of Takayasu arteritis (TA) need interventions. Although percutaneous transluminal angioplasty with balloon is a less invasive and safe method, stent implantation in TA can be an alternative option. However, superiority between balloon angioplasty and stenting in TA is not conclusive. METHODS A meta-analysis comparing balloon angioplasty a...

Aorto-carotid bypass in patients with Takayasu arteritis

PURPOSE Takayasu arteritis is an indication for bypass surgery when this condition results in severe cerebrovascular ischemia due to occlusion of the carotid arteries. We reviewed the patients with Takayasu arteritis who received aorto-carotid bypass due to cerebrovascular ischemia. METHODS A retrospective review was performed on 19 patients with Takayasu arteritis who underwent aorto-carotid...

Chromogranin-A production and fragmentation in patients with Takayasu arteritis

BACKGROUND Chromogranin-A (CgA) is a secretory protein processed into peptides that regulate angiogenesis and vascular cells activation, migration and proliferation. These processes may influence arterial inflammation and remodelling in Takayasu arteritis (TA). METHODS Plasma levels of full-length CgA (CgA439), CgA fragments lacking the C-terminal region (CgA-FRs) and the N-terminal fragment,...