Clinical features and curative effect of Takayasu arteritis

Objective To study the clinical and angiographic features,treatment and prognosis of patients with Takayasu arteritis(TA). Methods Clinical data about 73 TA patients admitted to our hospital were retrospectively analyzed. Results TA was characterized by various clinical manifestations.Angiography showed that typesⅠ,Ⅳ,andⅤwere commonly found while typesⅡa,Ⅱb,andⅢ were seldom seen.Its erythrocyte sedimentation rate(ESR) and C-reactive protein(CRP) level were high.Twenty-four TA patients were treated with glucocorticoids and immunosuppressive agents and 14 with only glucocorticoids.A significant difference was observed in age,ESR and CRP(P<0.05) while no significant difference was found in those of patients after stent implantation,no stent implantation and restenosis after stent implantation(P>0.05). Conclusion Early TA patients are lack of specific clinical manifestations and diagnostic markers,but ESR and CRP contribute to the formulation of its treatment plan and curative effect evaluation.