Clinical Pearls and Myths in Vasculitis
Clinical Pearls and Myths in Vasculitis
Clinical Pearls and Myths in Vasculitis
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Takayasu’s Arteritis: PearlCarotid or vertebral artery stenoses occur <strong>in</strong> about 60% ofall patients with TADepend<strong>in</strong>g on the severity of symptoms <strong>and</strong> anatomicabnormalities, these patients are c<strong>and</strong>idates for carotidartery bypass proceduresIn such cases, the subclavian or <strong>in</strong>nom<strong>in</strong>ate arteries shouldnot serve as the orig<strong>in</strong> of grafts because of the frequencywith which these vessels are affected <strong>in</strong> TA