Mi SciELO
Servicios personalizadosServicios Personalizados
Articulo
Español (pdf)
Articulo en XML
Referencias del artículo
Enviar articulo por emailIndicadores
Citado por SciELO
Links relacionados
Similares en
SciELO
Compartir
Permalink
Revista Cubana de Reumatología
versión On-line ISSN 1817-5996
Resumen
VILLAFUERTE MORALES, Johanna Elizabeth; HERNANDEZ BATISTA, Sulema de la Caridad; PILAMUNGA LEMA, Cesar Lenin y 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 01-Dic-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.
Palabras clave : Cardiovascular involvement; Takayasu arteritis; Quality of life.
