Figure 3
From: Systemic pentraxin-3 levels reflect vascular enhancement and progression in Takayasu arteritis
Pentraxin-3 (PTX3) levels and progressive vascular involvement in Takayasu arteritis (TA). (A- C) PTX3 and C-reactive protein (CRP) concentration and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) levels in patients with TA stratified according to the presence of progression of vascular wall involvement on longitudinal imaging follow up. (D, E) Representative images show progression of vascular wall involvement between May 2012 (D) and May 2013 (E). Wall thickness in the right carotid artery changed from 1.7 mm in May 2012 to 2.7 mm in May 2013 (white arrows); arterial lumen was patent and stenotic in May 2012, and was occluded in May 2013 (white arrowheads).