Aortic stiffness evaluated by echocardiography in female patients with Takayasu's arteritis

• Published in: Clinical and experimental rheumatology Vol. 35 Suppl 103; no. 1; p. 134
• Main Authors: Yang, Yong, Wang, Zhen, Yuan, Li-Jun, Cao, Tie-Sheng, Liu, Jie, Ren, Rong, Duan, Yun-You
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Italy 01.03.2017
• Subjects: Adult; Aorta - diagnostic imaging; Aorta - physiopathology; Case-Control Studies; Cross-Sectional Studies; Echocardiography, Doppler, Pulsed; Female; Humans; Predictive Value of Tests; Pulse Wave Analysis; Reproducibility of Results; Sex Factors; Takayasu Arteritis - diagnostic imaging; Takayasu Arteritis - physiopathology; Vascular Stiffness; Young Adult

The aim of this study was to evaluate the aortic stiffness (AS) in young female patients with Takayasu's arteritis (TAK) and comparable controls by measuring carotid-femoral PWV (PWVcf) using echocardiography with pulse wave Doppler. The clinical feasibility and reproducibility of this echocard...