Comparison of clinicodemographic characteristics and pattern of vascular involvement in 126 patients with Takayasu arteritis: a report from Iran and Turkey
Z. Tamartash,
A. Javinani,
Y. Pehlivan ,
B.N. Coskun,
R.A. Yekta,
E. Dalkilic,
B. Yağız,
N. Khavandgar,
M. Pournazari,
A. Hajiabbasi,
O. Sakar,
H. Zayeni,
I.S. Masoleh ,
M.R. Shakibi,
F. Yazdi,
M. Mahmoudi,
M. Masoumi,
A.M. Mohammadzadegan,
F. Sima,
S. Salehi,
S.T. Faezi,
A.R. Jamshidi,
H. Kavosi
Affiliations
Z. Tamartash
Rheumatology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
A. Javinani
Rheumatology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
Y. Pehlivan
Department of Rheumatology, Uludag University, Bursa
B.N. Coskun
Department of Rheumatology, Uludag University, Bursa
R.A. Yekta
Anesthesiology Department, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
E. Dalkilic
Department of Rheumatology, Uludag University, Bursa
B. Yağız
Department of Rheumatology, Uludag University, Bursa
N. Khavandgar
Rheumatology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
M. Pournazari
Clinical Research Development Center, Imam Reza Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah
A. Hajiabbasi
Department of Rheumatology, Guilan Rheumatology Research Center, Razi Hospital, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht
O. Sakar
Department of Internal Medicine, Uludag University, Bursa
H. Zayeni
Department of Rheumatology, Guilan Rheumatology Research Center, Razi Hospital, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht
I.S. Masoleh
Department of Rheumatology, Guilan Rheumatology Research Center, Razi Hospital, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht
M.R. Shakibi
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Institute of Basic and Clinical Physiology Sciences, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman
F. Yazdi
Neuroscience Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman
M. Mahmoudi
Rheumatology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
M. Masoumi
Clinical Research Development Center, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom
A.M. Mohammadzadegan
Rheumatology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
F. Sima
Rheumatology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
S. Salehi
Rheumatology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
S.T. Faezi
Rheumatology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
A.R. Jamshidi
Rheumatology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
H. Kavosi
Rheumatology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
Takayasu arteritis (TA) is an extremely uncommon vasculitis that primarily affects the aorta and its branches. Due to the genetic and ethnicity effect, a diverse array of TA clinical manifestations has been reported worldwide. The purpose of the present study was to compare the clinicodemographic characteristics and pattern of vascular involvement of Iranian and Turkish TA patients. This study was a retrospective, cross-sectional investigation of 126 TA patients in Iran and Turkey. All of the variables analyzed were extracted from historical medical records. In 126 TA patients, the ratio of females to males was 8.6:1, and the average age at onset of disease was 30.5±11.1 years. Fatigue (49.2%) and a weak or absent pulse (79.4%) were the most prevalent symptoms and signs, respectively. The most prevalent angiographic classifications were types V and I in Iranian patients (41.09%) and type I in the Turkish population (47.7%) The left subclavian artery was the vessel most frequently affected by TA (66.6%). Our findings indicated that there were no significant differences between the two countries in terms of clinicodemographic characteristics or vascular involvement. Some clinical manifestations, such as claudication, were more prevalent in the Turkish population due to a higher incidence of occlusive lesions in the right subclavian artery.
