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ReviewCureus2021

The Epidemiology and Clinical Manifestations of Takayasu Arteritis: A Descriptive Study of Case Reports.

Dina Alnabwani, Palak Patel, Priyaranjan Kata, Vraj Patel, Arthur Okere, Pramil Cheriyath

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Review in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Takayasu arteritis presenting with dysphagia and morning stiffness: a diagnostic challenge in a middle-aged woman.The Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dina AlnabwaniInternal Medicine, Hackensack Meridian Health Ocean Medical Center, Brick, USA.
Palak PatelInternal Medicine, Hackensack Meridian Health Ocean Medical Center, Brick, USA.
Priyaranjan KataInternal Medicine, Hackensack Meridian Health Ocean Medical Center, Brick, USA.
Vraj PatelInternal Medicine, Hackensack Meridian Health Ocean Medical Center, Brick, USA.
Arthur OkereCardiology, Ocean Medical Center, Brick, USA.
Pramil CheriyathInternal Medicine, Hackensack Meridian Health Ocean Medical Center, Brick, USA.
Hackensack Meridian Health · USOcean Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Takayasu's arteritis is a rare form of chronic inflammatory disorder involving large vessels, with an unclear etiology. Common early signs and symptoms are weakness, malaise, and fever. Takayasu's arteritis mainly involves the aorta and its branches as well as the subclavian and carotid arteries. While radiologic methods can identify diseased vessels, they can't tell the difference between active and chronic lesions. This study reviews the characteristics of Takayasu's arteritis to identify any possible changes in the prevalence of symptoms of the disease. We conducted a literature review of case reports on Takayasu arteritis from PubMed and Google Scholar. Variables of interest were age, gender, symptoms, blood pressure (BP) measurement, diminished pulses, and radiological findings. Data were transferred to an Excel spreadsheet (Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA), and mean, median, and standard deviation, frequencies, and proportions were calculated using R version 1.1.456 (RStudio: Integrated Development for

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claudicationgranulomatous inflammatory vasculitispulseless diseasetakayasu diseasetransmural fibrous thickening of the arterial walls

Identifiers

PMID34667674
PMCPMC8519497
OpenAlexW3201213987

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