title: Stent placement in a patient with Takayasu's arteritis.
abstract: A 49-year-old woman with a history of Takayasu's arteritis underwent stent placement of the celiac and mesenteric arteries after unsuccessful balloon angioplasty. Stents may prove to be a beneficial alternative to angioplasty for treatment of the dense fibrotic lesions often associated with this disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Adult Cardiology, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ozdil
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Parikh
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Krajcer
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Angelini
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence; D015607:Stents; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*