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Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a granulomatous vasculitis of unknown etiology occurring in young people and is characterized by stenosis, occlusion, and sometimes aneurysm formation of large arteries. TA has various names including pulseless disease, aortic arch syndrome, long-segment atypical coarctation of the aorta, Martorell’s syndrome, and occlusive thromboaortopathy.
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Watts, R.A., Scott, D.G.I. (2010). Takayasu Arteritis. In: Watts, R., Scott, D. (eds) Vasculitis in Clinical Practice. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84996-247-6_6
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