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Revista Cubana de Reumatología
On-line version ISSN 1817-5996
Abstract
VILLAFUERTE MORALES, Johanna Elizabeth; HERNANDEZ BATISTA, Sulema de la Caridad; PILAMUNGA LEMA, Cesar Lenin and CHIMBOLEMA MULLO, Sergio Orlando. Cardiovascular involvement in a patient with Takayasu arteritis, in relation to a case. Rev Cuba Reumatol [online]. 2019, vol.21, suppl.1 Epub Dec 01, 2019. ISSN 1817-5996.
Introduction:
Takayasu's arteritis is a systemic vasculitis that causes alterations in different organ systems, the most characteristic and dangerous occur in the cardiovascular system.
Objective:
to socialize the cardiovascular manifestations that most frequently occur in the course of Takayasu's arteritis.
Clinical case:
the case of a female patient, 46 years of age, with clinical manifestations that lead to the diagnosis of Takayasu arteritis; Within the clinical picture there are multiple cardiovascular affectations that overshadow the prognosis of the patient.
Conclusions:
the cardiovascular manifestations in Takayasu's arteritis are not only part of the diagnostic criteria and the clinical manifestations of the disease; they are also part of the complications of arteritis and their presence worsens the clinical evolution of the disease and complicates the patient's prognosis.
Keywords : Cardiovascular involvement; Takayasu arteritis; Quality of life.
