Multiple supra-aortic stenting for Takayasu arteritis: extensive revascularization and two-year follow-up.
A patient with Takayasu arteritis with multiple supra-aortic lesions underwent successful treatment with two-staged stent implantation. Stenotic bilateral common carotid, innominate, and left subclavian arteries were dilated, and no restenosis was observed during the follow-up period of 2 years despite recurrent inflammation. Stenting for supra-aortic vessels in cases of Takayasu arteritis has rarely been reported, and to our knowledge, this is the first report of multiple stent placement for all the supra-aortic branches involved.
Takahashi
Jun C
JC
Department of Neurosurgery, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita-city, Osaka, Japan.
Sakai
Nobuyuki
N
Manaka
Hiroshi
H
Iihara
Koji
K
Sakai
Hideki
H
Sakaida
Hiroshi
H
Higashi
Toshio
T
Ishibashi
Toshihiro
T
Nagata
Izumi
I
D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015607:Stents; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome