Arterial hypertension in patients with non-specific aortoarteritis

Abstract

Non-specific aortoarteritis (Takayasu arteritis) is a rare disease, it is a chronic vasculitis that occurs with the defeat of the aorta and main arteries, the development of stenosis of the arteries and ischemia of the relevant organs. In most cases, symptomatic arterial hypertension develops. The article presents a modern view of the peculiarities of the course of arterial hypertension, considered methods of diagnosis and treatment of this disease.

Keywords

• non-specific aortoarteritis
• takayasu arteritis
• arterial hypertension