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.;