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Table 3 Manifestation of involved vessels in Takayasu’s arteritis patients from different geographic areas

From: The clinical characteristics of Chinese Takayasu’s arteritis patients: a retrospective study of 411 patients over 24 years

Arteries

This study (n = 411)

Mwipatayi et al. [12] (n = 272)

Lee et al. [22] (n = 204)

Schmidt et al. [21] (n = 126)

Vanoli et al. [24] (n = 104)

Arnaud et al. [23] (n = 82)

Freitas et al. [20] (n = 52)

Left

Right

Left

Right

Left

Right

Left

Right

Left

Right

Subclavian artery

328 (79.8%)

ND

67.1%

55.2%

66.3%

41.0%

65.6%

52.5%

68.3%

50.0%

60.6%

40.4%

 Stenosis

232 (56.4%)

ND

26.0%

24.6%

43.3%

36.2%

42.6%

29.5%

ND

25.0%

26.9%

 Occlusion

130 (31.6%)

ND

34.8%

14.3%

29.8%

4.8%

23.0%

23.0%

ND

25.0%

5.8%

 Dilatation

11 (2.7%)

ND

0.5%

4.4%

ND

ND

0

0

ND

0

5.8%

 Aneurysm

5 (1.2%)

ND

0

1.0%

1.6%

0

ND

1.9%

1.9%

Carotid artery

325 (79.1%)

83 (30.5%)

72.1%f

63.7%f

50.9%

41.7%

44.3%

36.1%

59.8%f

52.4%f

57.3%

40.4%

 Stenosis/occlusion

260 (63.3%)

59 (21.7%)

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

 Stenosis

241 (58.6%)

ND

33.3%f

32.3%f

41.7%

37.0%

37.7%

23.0%

ND

30.8%

23.1%

 Occlusion

102 (24.8%)

ND

21.1%f

9.8%f

10.2%

5.6%

4.9%

6.6%

ND

9.6%

9.6%

 Dilatation

16 (3.9%)

ND

1.0%f

1.5%f

ND

ND

0

3.3%

ND

1.9%

0

 Aneurysm

2 (0.5%)

17 (6.3%)

0.9%

0.9%

1.6%

3.3%

ND

5.8%

1.9%

 Aneurysm and stenosis/occlusion

1 (0.2%)

7 (2.6%)

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

Renal artery

201 (48.9%)

ND

32.2%

31.7%

18.7%

20.9%

34.4%

29.5%

14.6%

15.9%

34.6%

36.5%

 Stenosis

182 (44.3%)

ND

25.2%

25.2%

16.5%

19.8%

31.2%

23.0%

ND

15.4%

25.0%

 Occlusion

43 (10.5%)

ND

6.0%

4.5%

4.4%

2.2%

3.3%

6.6%

ND

9.6%

3.8%

 Dilatation

6 (1.5%)

ND

0

0

ND

ND

0

0

ND

0

0

 Aneurysm

2 (0.5%)

ND

0

0

0

0

0

0

ND

0

0

Abdominal aorta

158 (38.4%)

186 (68.4%)

63.2%

23.7%c

27.4%d

39.3%

43.9%

63.5%

 Stenosis/occlusion

140 (34.1%)

115 (42.3%)

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

 Stenosis

134 (32.6%)

ND

38.3%

20.4%c

25.3%d

29.5%

ND

26.9%

 Occlusion

12 (2.9%)

ND

4.0%

1.1%c

2.1%d

6.6%

ND

1.9%

 Aneurysm

6 (1.4%)

41 (15.1%)

6.0%

2.2%c

1.1%d

3.3%

ND

7.7%

 Dilatation

0

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

11.5%

 Aneurysm and stenosis/occlusion

4 (1.0%)

30 (11.0%)

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

Vertebral artery

118 (28.7%)

ND

ND

18.5%

13.0%

13.3%

11.7%

28.0%

15.9%

25.0%

11.5%

 Stenosis

82 (20.0%)

ND

ND

15.7%

9.3%

8.3%

8.3%

ND

13.5%

5.8%

 Occlusion

46 (11.2%)

ND

ND

2.8%

3.7%

5.0%

1.7%

ND

3.8%

5.8%

 Dilatation

10 (2.4%)

ND

ND

ND

ND

0

1.7%

ND

1.9%

0

 Aneurysm

1 (0.2%)

ND

ND

0

0

0

0

ND

0

0

Mesenteric artery

116 (29.7%)

101 (37.1%)

22.8%a

3.5%b

24.7%a

6.9%b

31.6%a

9.4%b

ND

28.8%a

3.8%b

 Stenosis/occlusion

116 (29.7%)

92 (33.8%)

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

 Stenosis

90 (21.9%)

ND

14.4%a

0.5%b

18.0%a

2.3%b

24.6%a

5.7%b

ND

15.4%a

3.8%b

 Occlusion

33 (8.0%)

ND

5.9%a

2.0%b

6.7%a

4.6%b

7.0%a

1.9%b

ND

11.5%a

0b

 Dilatation

1 (0.2%)

ND

1.0%a

1.0%b

ND

ND

0a

1.9%b

ND

0a

0b

 Aneurysm

0

9 (3.3%)

0a

0b

0a

0b

ND

0a

0b

Thoracic aorta

86 (17.5%)

158 (58.1%)

57.2%

19.1%

11.1%

40.2%

34.6%

 Stenosis/occlusion

72 (17.5%)

98 (36.0%)

ND

18.2%

ND

ND

ND

 Stenosis

72 (17.5%)

ND

22.9%

18.2%

7.4%

ND

9.6%

 Occlusion

0

ND

0

0

0

ND

0

 Dilatation

14 (3.4%)

ND

3.0%

ND

1.9%

ND

9.6%

 Aneurysm

2 (0.5%)

38 (14.0%)

0.9%

1.9%

ND

3.8%

 Aneurysm and stenosis/occlusion

1 (0.2%)

22 (8.1%)

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

Innominate artery

81 (19.7%)

43 (10.5%)

46.8%

25.5%

8.8%

28.0%

25.0%

 Stenosis/occlusion

74 (18.0%)

22 (8.1%)

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

 Stenosis

61 (14.8%)

ND

16.3%

18.9%

8.8%

ND

11.5%

 Occlusion

16 (3.9%)

ND

3.0%

6.6%

0

ND

1.9%

 Dilatation

8 (1.9%)

ND

4.0%

ND

1.8%

ND

7.7%

 Aneurysm

1 (0.2%)

16 (5.9%)

0.9%

0

ND

1.9%

 Aneurysm and stenosis/occlusion

0

5 (1.8%)

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

Iliacofemoral artery

65 (15.8%)

74 (27.2%)

13.3%g

14.8%g

13.5%g

13.5%g

19.7%g

18.9%g

12.2%g

18.3%g

23.1%g

23.1%g

 Stenosis

43 (10.5%)

ND

6.9%g

8.9%g

10.1%g

10.1%g

9.8%g

6.6%g

ND

11.5%g

9.6%g

 Occlusion

18 (4.4%)

ND

4.9%g

3.4%g

4.5%g

2.2%g

8.2%g

9.8%g

ND

5.8%g

5.8%g

 Dilatation

0

ND

0.5%g

0g

ND

ND

1.6%g

1.6%g

ND

0g

0g

 Aneurysm

4 (1.0%)

ND

0g

2.2%g

0g

0g

ND

0g

0g

Ascending aorta

39 (9.5%)

65 (23.9%)

47.8%

9.1%

ND

ND

30.8%

 Stenosis

3 (0.7%)

15 (5.5%)

0

2.7%

ND

ND

1.9%

 Dilatation

37 (9.0%)

ND

25.4%

ND

ND

ND

19.2%

 Aneurysm

2 (0.5%)

43 (15.8%)

6.4%

ND

ND

3.8%

 Aneurysm and stenosis

1 (0.2%)

7 (2.6%)

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

Aortic arch

32 (7.8%)

90 (33.1%)

37.9%

4.5%

10.3%

37.8%

19.2%

 Stenosis

25 (6.1%)

45 (16.5%)

0.5%

2.7%

5.2%

ND

1.9%

 Dilatation

7 (1.7%)

ND

3.4%

ND

5.2%

ND

9.6%

 Aneurysm

1 (0.2%)

36 (13.2%)

1.8%

0

ND

1.9%

 Aneurysm and stenosis

0

9 (3.3%)

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

Pulmonary artery

31/45e (68.9%)

24 (8.8%)

13.4%

6/18e (33.3%)

ND

ND

ND

 Stenosis/occlusion

26/45e (57.8%)

13 (4.8%)

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

 Stenosis

17/45e (37.8%)

ND

4.0%

6/18e (33.3%)

ND

ND

ND

 Occlusion

14/45e (31.1%)

ND

2.0%

2/18e (11.1%)

ND

ND

ND

 Dilatation

1/45e (2.2%)

ND

2.0%

ND

ND

ND

ND

 Aneurysm

0

6 (2.2%)

0

ND

ND

ND

 Aneurysm and stenosis/occlusion

0

5 (1.8%)

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

Coronary artery

15/42e (35.7%)

ND

31/49e (63.3%)

4/18e (22.2%)

ND

ND

ND

 Stenosis

14/42e (33.3%)

ND

26/49e (53.1%)

4/18e (22.2%)

ND

ND

ND

 Occlusion

4/42e (9.5%)

ND

2/49e (4.1%)

1/18e (5.6%)

ND

ND

ND

 Dilatation

0

ND

3/49e (6.1%)

ND

ND

ND

ND

 Aneurysm

0

ND

0

ND

ND

ND

  1. aSuperior mesenteric artery
  2. bInferior mesenteric artery
  3. cSuprarenal aorta
  4. dInfrarenal aorta
  5. eActually detected
  6. fCommon carotid artery
  7. giliac artery
  8. ND no data
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