Journal article
Distribution of arterial lesions in Takayasu's arteritis and giant cell arteritis
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To compare patterns of arteriographic lesions of the aorta and primary branches in patients with Takayasu's arteritis (TAK) and giant cell arteritis (GCA).
METHODS: Patients were selected from two North American cohorts of TAK and GCA. The frequency of arteriographic lesions was calculated for 15 large arteries. Cluster analysis was used to derive patterns of arterial disease in TAK versus GCA and in patients categorised by age at …
Authors
Grayson PC; Maksimowicz-McKinnon K; Clark TM; Tomasson G; Cuthbertson D; Carette S; Khalidi NA; Langford CA; Monach PA; Seo P
Journal
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, Vol. 71, No. 8, pp. 1329–1334
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
8 2012
DOI
10.1136/annrheumdis-2011-200795
ISSN
0003-4967