Takayasu Arteritis: Criteria for Surgical Intervention Should Not Be Ignored

Figure 1

Magnetic resonance angiography in Takayasu arteritis. Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiogram revealing the extent of arterial disease in a young woman with Takayasu arteritis. The left subclavian artery is occluded (arrow) and this has led to collateral formation. There is a long stenosis in the left common carotid artery (arrowhead). The lower thoracic and abdominal aorta is narrow and irregular down to the aortic bifurcation (star).