Echocardiographic characteristics of pulmonary artery involvement in Takayasu arteritis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Up to 50% patients with Takayasu arteritis have pulmonary artery involvement. Hence, the early identification of pulmonary artery involvement to facilitate prompt treatment is required.

Methods

This retrospective study was performed in patients diagnosed with Takayasu arteritis between January 2009 and January 2016. Pulmonary artery involvement was confirmed with computed tomographic pulmonary angiography. Images from transthoracic echocardiography in three windows (suprasternal right pulmonary artery long-axis view, parasternal aortic short-axis view, and subxiphoid view) were documented and analyzed.

Results

A total of 27 patients had Takayasu arteritis and pulmonary artery involvement. Characteristic changes identified by echocardiography included lumina

SUBMITTER: Jiang W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5347968 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature