Takayasu Arteritis – A Systematic Review
Takayasu arteritis is a chronic, progressive, idiopathic, large-vessel vasculitis that affects the aorta, its main branches and the pulmonary arteries. It typically occurs in young Asian women but can be found in any ethnic group and in men. The disease is named after Mikito Takayasu, a Japanese oph...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2019-10-01
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Series: | Acta Medica Bulgarica |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2019-0033 |