Table 1 Clinical diagnosis of Takayasu arteritis criteria§
From: Takayasu arteritis a cause of hypertensive disorder of pregnancy: a case report
Clinical diagnosis of TA criteria | |
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Age at disease onset ≤40 year Claudication of extremities Decreased brachial artery pulse Systolic blood pressure difference >10 mm Hg between 2 arms Bruit over subclavian arteries or aorta Arteriographic evidence of narrowing or occlusion of aorta, its primary branches or large arteries in the proximal upper or lower extremities. | |
Diagnosis TA requires at least 3 of the 6 criteria. |