takayasu arteritis…

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heart, section, the middle, pulseless disease, takayasu arteritis, inflammmation, the aorta, its major branches, takayasu arteritis, disease occurs primarily in children, young women younger than 30, many of whom, asian, african descent, appears to be an autoimmune condition, where immune cells, wrongly targeted against the body's own tissues, involve other systems, in the aorta, its branches that feed the head, neck, upper limb areas, patients, have decreased, absent radial pulses, pulse, in the wrist, pain, in the arm, forearm, inflammation, in the carotid arteries, large arteries, in the neck that supply blood, brain, visual problems, neurological problems dizziness, stroke, decreased blood flow, kidneys often causes, hypertension, high blood pressure, formation of aneurysms, lead to rupture, the affected vessel, systemic complaints, fever, rash, muscle aches, myalgia, arthritis, chest pain, due to inflammation of either the lining, the chest cavity, pleuritis, sac-like covering, the heart, pericarditis, due to heart attack, myocardial infarction, survival rate is better, adults than, children, fever, fatigue, decreased, absent radial pulses, skin rash, weight loss, night sweats, high blood pressure, hypertension, decreased radial pulses, wrist, normal femoral pulses, groin, difference in blood pressure between the two arms, signs of inflammation, pericarditis, pleuritis, cbc, esr, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, zsr, zeta sedimentation rate, is similar to an esr, serum immunoelectrophoresis, a blood test, x-ray, the chest, arteriogram, ecg, treatment of takayasu arteritis is difficult, appropriate therapy, encouraging, early detection is important, steroids, immunosuppressive agents form the cornerstone of treatment, surgery reserved, complications, narrowed arteries, surgery to bypass narrowed arteries necessary to supply blood beyond the constriction, fatal, of aggressive medical, surgical therapy, mortality, death, rates have dropped dramatically, in well-managed cases of takayasu arteritis, long-term survival rate is greater than 90%, pericarditis, pleuritis, myocardial infarction, heart attack, have symptoms of this condition, weak pulse, chest pain, breathing difficulty, require immediate care.