5 Facts you should know about

Takayasu’s
arteritis

A form of large vessel granulomatous vasculitis with massive intimal fibrosis and vascular narrowing

Over time, impaired blood flow causes damage to the heart and various other organs of the body

Most commonly affecting young or middle-aged women of Asian descent

Females are about 8 to 9 times more likely to be affects than males

The involvement of renal arteries may lead to a presentation of renovascular hypertension

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