Vaskulárna medicína 3/2016
Disability of ascending aorta to Takayasu´s arteritis – a case report
Takayasu´s arteritis is a primary systemic vasculitis with unknown origin. The disease occurs especially in young women – age between 10. – 25. years. There are two clinical stages of the disease – 1. early inflammatory stage and 2. chronic occlusive stage. In the treatment corticosteroids and/or immunosuppressive agents are used for supression of the inflammation. In some cases surgical treatment is recommended. We present a case report of a female patient with dilatation of aorta due to TA, who was successfully operated.
Keywords: Takayasu´s arteritis, clinical picture, diagnostic, treatment
