Biomaterial Database

Takayasu's disease and temporal arteritis. 1995

J M Giordano

Department of Surgery, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20037, USA.

Takayasu's disease and temporal arteritis are similar entities that predominantly affect women. There are significant differences. Takayasu's disease is a rare disorder that affects the aorta and its main branches in young women, whereas temporal arteritis is a common disorder that affects small- to medium-sized arteries of elderly women. The pathology of Takayasu's disease extends to all three arterial layers, whereas in temporal arteritis the disease affects the media and adventitia less, with giant cells more prominent. The diagnosis of Takayasu's disease depends on clinical presentation and characteristics of angiography, whereas temporal arteritis is diagnosed by clinical findings and arterial biopsy. Steroids are only palliative in Takayasu's disease with a high incidence of recurrences, whereas steroids in temporal arteritis are curative with good long-term results. Finally, surgery plays an important role in the care of patients with Takayasu's disease, but is used infrequently in those patients diagnosed with temporal arteritis.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000800	Angioplasty, Balloon	Use of a balloon catheter for dilation of an occluded artery. It is used in treatment of arterial occlusive diseases, including renal artery stenosis and arterial occlusions in the leg. For the specific technique of BALLOON DILATION in coronary arteries, ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY is available.	Balloon Angioplasty,Dilation, Transluminal Arterial,Arterial Dilation, Transluminal,Arterial Dilations, Transluminal,Dilations, Transluminal Arterial,Transluminal Arterial Dilation,Transluminal Arterial Dilations
D013625	Takayasu Arteritis	A chronic inflammatory process that affects the AORTA and its primary branches, such as the brachiocephalic artery (BRACHIOCEPHALIC TRUNK) and CAROTID ARTERIES. It results in progressive arterial stenosis, occlusion, and aneurysm formation. The pulse in the arm is hard to detect. Patients with aortitis syndrome often exhibit retinopathy.	Aortitis Syndrome,Arteritis, Takayasu's,Pulseless Disease,Takayasu Disease,Takayasu Syndrome,Takayasu's Arteritis,Young Female Arteritis,Arteritides, Young Female,Arteritis, Takayasu,Arteritis, Takayasus,Arteritis, Young Female,Disease, Takayasu,Female Arteritides, Young,Female Arteritis, Young,Syndrome, Aortitis,Takayasus Arteritis,Young Female Arteritides
D013700	Giant Cell Arteritis	A systemic autoimmune disorder that typically affects medium and large ARTERIES, usually leading to occlusive granulomatous vasculitis with transmural infiltrate containing multinucleated GIANT CELLS. The TEMPORAL ARTERY is commonly involved. This disorder appears primarily in people over the age of 50. Symptoms include FEVER; FATIGUE; HEADACHE; visual impairment; pain in the jaw and tongue; and aggravation of pain by cold temperatures. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed)	Aortic Arteritis, Giant Cell,Aortitis, Giant Cell,Arteritis, Temporal,Cranial Arteritis,Horton Disease,Horton Giant Cell Arteritis,Juvenile Temporal Arteritis,Temporal Arteritis,Arteritis, Giant Cell, Horton,Arteritis, Giant Cell, Horton's,Giant Cell Aortic Arteritis,Giant Cell Aortitis,Giant Cell Aortitis, Horton's,Giant Cell Arteritis, Horton,Horton's Disease,Horton's Giant Cell Arteritis,Aortitides, Giant Cell,Arteritides, Cranial,Arteritides, Giant Cell,Arteritides, Juvenile Temporal,Arteritides, Temporal,Arteritis, Cranial,Arteritis, Giant Cell,Arteritis, Juvenile Temporal,Cranial Arteritides,Giant Cell Aortitides,Giant Cell Arteritides,Hortons Disease,Juvenile Temporal Arteritides,Temporal Arteritides,Temporal Arteritides, Juvenile,Temporal Arteritis, Juvenile
D016896	Treatment Outcome	Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series.	Rehabilitation Outcome,Treatment Effectiveness,Clinical Effectiveness,Clinical Efficacy,Patient-Relevant Outcome,Treatment Efficacy,Effectiveness, Clinical,Effectiveness, Treatment,Efficacy, Clinical,Efficacy, Treatment,Outcome, Patient-Relevant,Outcome, Rehabilitation,Outcome, Treatment,Outcomes, Patient-Relevant,Patient Relevant Outcome,Patient-Relevant Outcomes