Interventional Management of High-risk Patients with Takayasu’s Arteritis
Journal Title: Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research - Year 2015, Vol 5, Issue 7
Abstract
Takayasu’s arteritis is a chronic vasculitis affecting aorta and its branches. We report a case series of Takayasu’s disease. Percutaneous intervention with stent implantation is better choice for stenosis and occlusion of coronary and carotid arteries as well as peripheral lesions, and is increasingly used for the management of Takayasu’s arteritis.
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Sridhar Kasturi, Shiva Kumar Bandimida, Shivani Kothari, Ashok Thakkar
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- EP ID EP347082
- DOI 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12397
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