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Document Details : Title: Cardiac manifestation in Takayasu arteritis Author(s): T. Weyn , S. Haine , F. Van den Branden , V. Conraads Journal: Acta Cardiologica Volume: 64 Issue: 4 Date: 2009 Pages: 557-560 DOI: 10.2143/AC.64.4.2041625 Abstract : We present two case reports of young women with Takayasu arteritis and cardiovascular complications. The first case is a female patient suffering from significant aortic valve regurgitation, the second case is a woman who presents with amaurosis fugax and develops acute chest pain with heart failure. In this report we review cardiac involvement in Takayasu arteritis. |
