Clinical Manifestations of Takayasu Arteritis in India and Japan— New Classification of Angiographic Findings

In this retrospective review 102 Indian and 80 Japanese patients with Takayasu arteritis were compared in regard to their clinical manifestations and angiographic findings. Regardless of nationality, most patients were initially affected in their teens or twenties. Japanese patients were female in a...

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Published in:Angiology 1997-05, Vol.48 (5), p.369-379
Main Authors: Moriwaki, Ryutaro, Noda, Makoto, Yajima, Michiyoshi, Sharma, B.K., Numano, Fujio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age Factors
Age of Onset
Angiography
Aortic Valve Insufficiency - etiology
Biological and medical sciences
Blood and lymphatic vessels
Cardiology. Vascular system
Diseases of the peripheral vessels. Diseases of the vena cava. Miscellaneous
Electrocardiography
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hypertension - etiology
Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular - etiology
India - epidemiology
Japan - epidemiology
Male
Medical sciences
Retrospective Studies
Sex Factors
Takayasu Arteritis - complications
Takayasu Arteritis - diagnosis
Takayasu Arteritis - diagnostic imaging
Takayasu Arteritis - epidemiology
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Summary:In this retrospective review 102 Indian and 80 Japanese patients with Takayasu arteritis were compared in regard to their clinical manifestations and angiographic findings. Regardless of nationality, most patients were initially affected in their teens or twenties. Japanese patients were female in a larger ratio compared with the ratio in India. Clinically, the two groups exhibited several different features. More Japanese patients were found to be pulseless (P
ISSN:0003-3197
1940-1574
DOI:10.1177/000331979704800501