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Five year survival in Takayasu arteritis is over 90%, but Takayasu arteritis is associated with significant morbidity. | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Farnaz Khalighinejad, MD [2]
Overview
Natural History
Natural History
Complications
Common complications of Takayasu's arteritis include:
- Hardening and narrowing of blood vessels
- High blood pressure
- Inflammation of the heart
- Heart failure
- Stroke
- Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
- Aneurysm in the aorta
- Heart attack
Prognosis
Five year survival in Takayasu arteritis is over 90%, but Takayasu arteritis is associated with significant morbidity.