Interventional Management of High-risk Patients with Takayasu’s Arteritis
Sridhar Kasturi *
Sunshine Heart Institute, Paradise SD Road, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh – 500003, India.
Shiva Kumar Bandimida
Sunshine Heart Institute, Paradise SD Road, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh – 500003, India.
Shivani Kothari
Sahajanand Medical Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Surat-395004, Gujarat, India.
Ashok Thakkar
Sahajanand Medical Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Surat-395004, Gujarat, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Takayasu’s arteritis is a chronic vasculitis affecting aorta and its branches. We report a case series of Takayasu’s disease. Percutaneous intervention with stent implantation is better choice for stenosis and occlusion of coronary and carotid arteries as well as peripheral lesions, and is increasingly used for the management of Takayasu’s arteritis.
Keywords: Takayasu’s arteritis, percutaneous intervention, granulomatous vasculitis, pulseless disease.