Takayasu's arteritis
I. What every physician needs to know. Takayasu’s arteritis (TA) is a large vessel vasculitis. It is also known as pulseless disease or aortic arch syndrome. It affects primarily the aorta and its primary branches. It results from idiopathic inflammation of the artery wall, causes uniform vascular stenosis, dilatation and aneurysm in 25%, and/or thrombosis.…