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Takayasu Arteritis Research Paper

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Takayasu Arteritis

Takayasu arteritis is a rare condition that may also be called pulseless disease. Takayasu arteritis is caused by inflammation in your large blood vessels (vasculitis). It mainly affects your aorta, which is a large blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart, and the large blood vessels that branch off from it. Areas of the aorta or other affected blood vessels can become narrowed, blocked, or weakened because of the inflammation. This causes reduced blood flow to important body organs, which can be life-threatening.

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It is not known what causes the inflammation that leads to Takayasu arteritis. It may be due to an autoimmune disorder where your body 's defense (immune) system attacks itself.

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