title: Non-specific aortoarteritis. Clinical course and long-term medical treatment.
abstract: The data on clinical course and long-term medical treatment of 215 patients with non-specific aortoarteritis are presented. Out of 180 patients who underwent antinflammatory treatment improvement was observed in 72.7%, fatal outcome occurred in 7.2%, while in the group of 35 patients who had no treatment or had irregular treatment 28.5% died. The patients were treated by steroid hormones, heparin, trentale, indocid. The treatment was long-term, sometimes up to 2 years.
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Arabidze
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Abugova
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Domba
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001015:Aortic Arch Syndromes / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001794:Blood Pressure; D005260:Female; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010431:Pentoxifylline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D008055:Lipids; D006493:Heparin; D001241:Aspirin; D010431:Pentoxifylline