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Clinical Scenario and Long-Term Outcome of Childhood Takayasu Arteritis Undergoing 121 Endovascular Interventions: A Large Cohort Over a Fifteen-Year Period.

Luyun FanLirui YangDongmei WeiWenjun MaYing LouLei SongJin BianHuimin ZhangJun Cai
Published in: Arthritis care & research (2021)
Over two-thirds of patients with childhood TAK require interventions, and the 5-year complication-free survival is 50.7%. Male sex, retinopathy, and PAH at baseline indicate the possibility of unfavorable outcomes. Interventions on MAS or RAS in childhood TAK raise specific concerns. DAPT peri-intervention appears to protect patients with childhood TAK from postinterventional complications.
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