ArticleBMC neurology2014
Role of inflammatory markers in Takayasu arteritis disease monitoring.
Article in BMC neurology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03893136 (The Cohort Study of East Chinese Takayasu's Arteritis), which is not on this map. Cited by 18 papers.
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The Cohort Study of East Chinese Takayasu's Arteritis (ECTA-cohort Study)
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Carotid steal syndrome with recurrent syncope: A novel manifestation of Takayasu arteritis.Global cardiology science & practice · 2025Article
- Burned out Takayasu arteritis in a young caucasian female: A rare case of aortic regurgitation and aneurysm requiring surgical repair.Global cardiology science & practice · 2025Article
- High ischemic deficit in computed tomography perfusion is a risk factor for cerebral vascular ischemic events in Takayasu arteritis: a prospective observational study.BMC rheumatology · 2025Article
- Proteomic Profiling of the Large-Vessel Vasculitis Spectrum Identifying Shared Signatures of Innate Immune Activation and Stromal Remodeling.Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2025Article
- Carotid sonographic features in Takayasu's arteritis: A case-control study.Caspian journal of internal medicine · 2025Article
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- Refractory Takayasu's Arteritis with Severe Coronary Involvement-Case Report and Literature Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Serum concentrations of small dense low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and lipoprotein(a) are related to coronary arteriostenosis in Takayasu arteritis.Journal of clinical laboratory analysis · 2021Article
- Detection of mural inflammation with low b-value diffusion-weighted imaging in patients with active Takayasu Arteritis.European radiology · 2021Article
- A Big Headache: An Unusual Case of Hypertensive Urgency in an Adolescent.Clinical pediatrics · 2021Article
- Serum complement 3 is a potential biomarker for assessing disease activity in Takayasu arteritis.Arthritis research & therapy · 2021Article
- Obstetric and perinatal outcomes in pregnant women with Takayasu’s arteritis: single centre experience over five yearsJournal of the Turkish German Gynecological Association · 2020Article
- Mechanism and biomarkers in aortitis--a review.Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) · 2020Review
- Tumor necrosis factor-alpha -308G/A gene polymorphism and novel biomarker profiles in patients with Takayasu arteritis.Indian heart journal · 2018Article
- Serum amyloid A as a marker of disease activity and treatment response in Takayasu arteritis.Rheumatology international · 2017Article
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- Takayasu's arteritis and liver transplantation: Association and implications.Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology AssociationArticle
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Abstract
backgroundTakayasu arteritis (TA) is an idiopathic large-vessel vasculitis that can result in significant morbidity and mortality secondary to progressive stenosis and occlusion. Monitoring disease progression is crucial to preventing relapse, but is often complicated by the lack of clinical symptoms in the setting of active disease. Although acute phase reactants such as ESR and CRP are generally used as an indicator of inflammation and disease activity, mounting evidence suggests that these markers cannot reliably distinguish active from inactive TA. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a 24-year-old Hispanic female with a 5-year history of TA who presented with stroke-like symptoms and evidence of left MCA occlusion on imaging, despite a history of decreasing inflammatory markers. CTA revealed complete occlusion of the left common carotid artery, left subclavian, and left MCA from their origins. It also revealed a striking compensatory circulation supplying the left anterior circulation as well as the left subclavian as a response to progressive stenosis.
conclusionMonitoring ESR and CRP levels alone may not be a reliable method to evaluate disease progression in patients with TA, and should be taken in context with both patient's clinical picture and the imaging. We recommend that serial imaging be performed regularly in the setting of active disease to monitor progression and allow for immediate therapy in response to evidence of disease advancement, with a relaxation of the imaging interval once the disease is presumed inactive.
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