Takayasu's arteritis echocardiograhy and ultrasound

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shaghayegh Habibi, M.D.[2]

Echocardiography or Ultrasound

• In patients with Takayasu arteritis, duplex ultrasound can monitor disease progression and the effects of therapy.
  • Serial duplex studies can reduce the need for interval angiographic follow-up.
• Ultrasonography is limited by operator-dependent artefacts from overlying structures and bowel gas. This limitation prevents this modality from being the ideal method in the serial evaluation of patients with TA.