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Endovascular treatment of Takayasu arteritis in a middle-aged woman with syncope and limb claudication: a case report

  • Ha-Young Choi (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine) ;
  • Sunggun Lee (Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine) ;
  • Jino Park (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine) ;
  • Yeo-Jeong Song (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine) ;
  • Dong-Kie Kim (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine) ;
  • Ki-Hun Kim (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine) ;
  • Sang-Hoon Seol (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine) ;
  • Doo-Il Kim (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine) ;
  • Seunghwan Kim (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2023.01.31
  • Accepted : 2023.03.14
  • Published : 2023.10.31
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Abstract

Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a disease that causes inflammation and stenosis of medium to large blood vessels. We report a case of a 50-year-old female patient with newly developed hypertension, syncope, and claudication of the extremities. Total occlusion of the left subclavian artery at the origin was found and significant stenosis of the right common iliac artery was revealed by hemodynamic analysis. She was successfully treated with percutaneous angioplasty for multiple peripheral arterial diseases and was finally diagnosed with TA. In consultation with a rheumatologist, medical treatment for TA was initiated, the patient's hypertension disappeared, and her claudication symptoms improved.

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Acknowledgement

Conceptualization: all authors; Investigation, Data curation: HYC; Formal analysis, Supervision: SL, JP, YJS, DKK, KHK, SHS, DIK, SK; Writing-original draft: HYC; Writing-review & editing: all authors.

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