Acute heart failure due to myocarditis in Takayasu's arteritis

• Main Authors: M.d.L. Castro de Oliveira Figueirôa (Author), M.C. Moura Costa (Author), P. Rocha Lobo (Author), A.L. Souza Pedreira (Author), M. Barreto Santiago (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: PAGEPress Publications, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Takayasu's arteritis (TA) is a granulomatous vasculitis that involves the aortic artery and its branches, resulting in stenosis, occlusion, and aneurysmal dilatation. Cardiovascular involvement is one of the main complications and a major cause of mortality in these patients. Herein, we describ...