Clinical characteristics, imaging phenotypes and events free survival in Takayasu arteritis patients with hypertension.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypertension occurred in 30-80% of Takayasu arteritis (TAK) patients around the world and the occurrence of hypertension might worsen the disease prognosis. This study aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics and imaging phenotypes, as well as their associations with events free survival (EFS) in Chinese TAK patients with hypertension.

Methods

This current research was based on a prospectively ongoing observational cohort-the East China Takayasu Arteritis (ECTA) cohort, centered in Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University. Totally, 204 TAK patients with hypertension were enrolled between January 2013 and December 2019. Clinical characteristics and imaging phenotypes of each case were evaluated and their associations with the EFS by the end of August 30, 2020,

SUBMITTER: Ying S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8293580 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature