title: Two Surgically Treated Patients With Severe Symptoms of Takayasu Arteritis
abstract: Takayasu arteritis, also known as the aortitis syndrome, is a panarteritis that affects the arcus aorta and its major branches, seen usually in young women. As Takayasu arteritis has a progressive nature, surgery is usually indicated only in complications of the arteritis. In this report we present two surgically treated cases with severe complications of Takayasu arteritis. We also review the syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sarigül
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mercan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Koramaz
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Demirtürk
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Böke