Risk factors of aortic regurgitation progression in Chinese patients with Takayasu's arteritis: a prospective cohort study.

Yujiao WangLili MaYing SunWensu YuSifan WuHuiyong ChenXiaomin DaiLingying MaLin-di Jiang

Published in: Therapeutic advances in chronic disease (2022)

About one-third of patients with TAK experienced aortic regurgitation progression within 3 years from first admission. Elevated IL-6 levels at baseline and absence of early treatment remission were the two important risk factors for subsequent aortic regurgitation progression.

Keyphrases

aortic valve
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
aortic stenosis
risk factors
left ventricular
pulmonary artery
emergency department
aortic dissection
heart failure
rheumatoid arthritis
pulmonary hypertension
atrial fibrillation
combination therapy
replacement therapy