The performance of duplex ultrasonography for the assessment of renal artery stenosis in Takayasu’s arteritis patients

• Published in: Arthritis research & therapy Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 139 - 9
• Main Authors: Wang, Yahong, Wang, Ying, Zhang, Li, Ge, Zhitong, Li, Jing, Yang, Yunjiao, Chen, Yu, Yang, Xiao, Li, Jianchu, Tian, Xinping
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 03.08.2023; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Analysis; Aortic stenosis; Arthritis; Care and treatment; Complications and side effects; Coronary vessels; Diagnosis; Duplex ultrasonography; Hemodynamics; Medical diagnosis; Medical imaging; Patients; Renal artery obstruction; Renal artery stenosis; Rheumatology; Statistical analysis; Takayasu's arteritis; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonography; Vein & artery diseases; Veins & arteries; Thailand; Takayasu’s arteritis; Renal artery stenosis; Ultrasonography

This study intends to analyze the hemodynamic parameters of the renal artery in patients with Takayasu's arteritis (TAK) to explore the diagnostic efficacy of duplex ultrasonography in assessing the involved renal artery in TAK patients. One hundred fifteen TAK patients with 314 renal arteries...