Outcome of Takayasu Arteritis with Inactive Disease at Diagnosis: The Extent of Vascular Involvement As a Predictor of Activation.

CONCLUSION: Substantial portions of patients with clinically inactive TA at the time of diagnosis experienced disease activation during followup. Type V disease may be an important predictive factor for disease activation in patients with clinically inactive TA. PMID: 25512482 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: J Rheumatol - Category: Rheumatology Authors: Tags: J Rheumatol Source Type: research