Nonspecific aortoarteritis with lesion of the left branch of the pulmonary artery (Takayasu's disease)

Неспецифический аортоартериит с поражением левой ветви легочной артерии (болезнь Такаясу)
Saule Abseitova 1, Elmira Chuvakova 2, Timur Sarsengaliyev 2, Natalya Krivoruchko 3, Bagdat Abdizhami 4, Akmaral Moldazhanova 4
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1 Outpatient Consulting Center, National Scientific Medical Center, Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan
2 Radiation Diagnostics Department, National Scientific Medical Center, Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan
3 No 4 Therapy Department, National Scientific Medical Center, Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan
4 Cardiology Department, National Scientific Medical Center, Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan
J CLIN MED KAZ, Volume 1, Issue 47, pp. 44-48. https://doi.org/10.23950/1812-2892-JCMK-00539
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ABSTRACT

The goal is to describe a clinical case of a patient with nonspecific aortoarteritis. A special feature of this case is the lesion of the left branch of the pulmonary artery, the progression of the disease with the development of pulmonary hypertension and dilatation of the right heart, combined defeat of the descending thoracic aorta and brachiocephalic arteries. The issues of long-term course of the disease and the difficulties of diagnosis are discussed, in order to help practitioners of different profiles to increase the detectability and early diagnosis of this disease.
Keywords: nonspecific aortoarteritis, pulmonary artery, pulmonary hypertension

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Abseitova S, Chuvakova E, Sarsengaliyev T, Krivoruchko N, Abdizhami B, Moldazhanova A. Nonspecific aortoarteritis with lesion of the left branch of the pulmonary artery (Takayasu's disease). Journal of Clinical Medicine of Kazakhstan. 2018;1(47):44-8. https://doi.org/10.23950/1812-2892-JCMK-00539

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