Takayasu's arteritis - a summary of current, clinically relevant knowledge of the disease

Authors

  • Philip Kłakowicz Medical Faculty, Institute of Medical Sciences, Collegium Medicum, Oleska Street 48, 45-052 Opole https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0431-8710
  • Agnieszka Siedlak Medical Faculty, Institute of Medical Sciences, Collegium Medicum, Oleska Street 48, 45-052 Opole https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6052-5155
  • Aleksandra Kułakowska Medical Faculty, Institute of Medical Sciences, Collegium Medicum, Oleska Street 48, 45-052 Opole https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5466-7167
  • Bartłomiej Lepczyński Medical Faculty, Institute of Medical Sciences, Collegium Medicum, Oleska Street 48, 45-052 Opole https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7902-1281
  • Sebastian Lechowski Medical Faculty, Institute of Medical Sciences, Collegium Medicum, Oleska Street 48, 45-052 Opole https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5201-1367

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12775/JEHS.2023.20.01.002

Keywords

Takayasu’s arteritis (TA), pulseless disease, aortic arch syndrome

Abstract

Takayasu's disease, also known as pulseless disease or aortic arch syndrome, is a rare inflammation of the aorta and its branches, and sometimes the pulmonary arteries, which, according to studies, occurs most frequently in people from the Far East and Asian countries. In addition, its incidence is significantly higher in women, and the mean age of affected patients is 45.4 years [1]. The first official clinical case report of the disease by Shimizu and Sano appeared in 1951, while the name of the disease was proposed by Cassamise and Okuda in 1954 to honour the first clinician, Mikito Takayasu, who as early as 1908 presented a case of a young female patient with characteristic fundus lesions associated with pulse disturbances [2].

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2023-04-12

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KŁAKOWICZ, Philip, SIEDLAK, Agnieszka, KUŁAKOWSKA, Aleksandra, LEPCZYŃSKI, Bartłomiej and LECHOWSKI, Sebastian. Takayasu’s arteritis - a summary of current, clinically relevant knowledge of the disease. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. Online. 12 April 2023. Vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 17-23. [Accessed 24 May 2025]. DOI 10.12775/JEHS.2023.20.01.002.

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