title: Clinical, angiographic profile and percutaneous endovascular management of Takayasu's arteritis - A single centre experience.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Aim of the study was to evaluate clinical, angiographic profile and percutaneous endovascular management of Takayasu's arteritis.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Takayasu's arteritis is a chronic inflammatory vasculitis affecting the aorta and its major branches. Although it is more prevalent in Asia, the distribution of the disease is worldwide with different vascular involvement patterns and clinical manifestations.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this prospective study a total of 50 consecutive patients who were reported as having Takayasu's arteritis between January 2010 and April 2016 were evaluated. Detailed clinical presentation and angiograms of all patients were analysed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  50 patients were analysed during study period. Among 50 patients, 43(86%) were female and 7 (14%) were male. Average age of presentation was 26.92years. Most common clinical presentation was claudication (74%) followed by, musculoskeletal symptoms (48%), fatigue (46%), weight loss (22%), headache (22%), visual disturbances (16%), syncope (10%), dyspnoea (20%). Most common features were absent/diminished pulses (80%), difference in blood pressure (80%), followed by bruit (70%)hypertension (64%), cerebrovascular accident (8%),heart failure (8%) and aortic regurgitation (4%). According to the new angiographic classification, angiographic type I (40%) was encountered most frequently, followed by type III (30%), type V (16%), type IIb (8%), type IIa (2%), and type IV is (4%). Angioplasty was the main stay of treatment in 66% of the patients, remaining 34% of them were treated medically either with corticosteroids or methotrexate.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Takayasu's arteritis is a rare disease, affects mainly women, manifestations range from asymptomatic disease, found as a result of impalpable pulses or bruits, to catastrophic neurological impairment. Takayasu's arteritis is the common cause of renovascular hypertension. Angiography remains the gold standard for diagnosis. Angiographic evaluation and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty with stenting is useful in selected cases.
authors.affiliation: Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Electronic address: drnatrajsetty75@gmail.com.
authors.forename: H S Natraj
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Setty
authors.affiliation: Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Murali
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.affiliation: Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Srinivas
authors.affiliation: Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Srinivas
authors.affiliation: Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Usha
authors.affiliation: Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jayaranganath
authors.affiliation: Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Shivanand S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.affiliation: Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Manjunath
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D019468:Disease Management; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000379:methods*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Angiographic profile; Clinical profile; Takayasu's arteritis