Harshitha Manasa Koppuravuri

Beyond the Usual Suspects: Emerging Insights into Takayasu’s Arteritis and Its Role in Secondary Hypertension

Jessi Peruri, Harshitha Manasa Koppuravuri, Hemalatha Yarra, Lohitha Sri Sowmya Nomula, Minisha Nalli, Priyanka Kandregula & Pavan Kumar Yanamadala · International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports · 2023

Background: Pulselessness is the main sign of Takayasu's Arteritis (TAK), a granulomatous large artery vasculitis that mostly affects the aorta, major aortic branches, and pulmonary arteries. Renal artery stenosis is the source of arterial hypertension, which is common in TA. It...