Cardiovascular involvement in a patient with Takayasu arteritis, in relation to a case

Abstract:

Introduction: Takayasu's arteritis is a systemic vasculitis that causes alterations in different organ systems, the most characteristic and dangerous occur in the cardiovascular system. Objective: to socialize the cardiovascular manifestations that most frequently occur in the course of Takayasu's arteritis. Clinical case: the case of a female patient, 46 years of age, with clinical manifestations that lead to the diagnosis of Takayasu arteritis; Within the clinical picture there are multiple cardiovascular affectations that overshadow the prognosis of the patient. Conclusions: the cardiovascular manifestations in Takayasu's arteritis are not only part of the diagnostic criteria and the clinical manifestations of the disease; they are also part of the complications of arteritis and their presence worsens the clinical evolution of the disease and complicates the patient's prognosis.

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2019

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