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Preferred Label : Takayasu Arteritis;

NCIt synonyms : Takayasu s Arteritis;

NCIt related terms : Pulseless Disease; Takayasu's Arteritis;

NCIt definition : A large vessel vasculitis affecting the aorta and its branches. It usually affects young females. It causes vascular obstruction, resulting in asymmetric pulses.;

Alternative definition : NICHD: A large vessel granulomatous vasculitis affecting the aorta or its main branches and pulmonary arteries with angiographic findings of stenosis, occlusion, or aneurysm. Clinical findings include absent or asymmetric pulses (discrepancy in four limb blood pressure), bruits, hypertension, or elevation in acute phase reactants.;

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