Long-term Patency and Complications of Endovascular and Surgical Revascularization for Takayasu Arteritis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Takayasu arteritis (TAK) is a rare form of chronic vasculitis that is common in Asian female. As TAK predominantly affects young female with a longer life expectancy than those with atherosclerotic diseases, assessing the specific long-term outcomes of TAK treatment is important. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the long-term outcomes and post-procedural complications of surgical and endovascular treatment for TAK.

Materials and methods

This single-center retrospective observational study reviewed 545 consecutive patients diagnosed with TAK between 1983 and 2020 at Seoul National University Hospital. Of these, 56 patients who underwent 73 extracardiac interventions were enrolled in the study. The data included clinical features, angiographic and laboratory fin

SUBMITTER: Shin J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11697587 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature