- Case Report
- Aortic valve replacement surgery for a case of infantile Takayasu arteritis
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Hye Won Kwon, Yoon Jung Suh, Ji Seok Bang, Bo Sang Kwon, Gi Beom Kim, Eun Jung Bae, Woong Han Kim, Chung Il Noh
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2012;55(7):254-258. Published online July 17, 2012
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Takayasu arteritis is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology primarily affecting the aorta and its major branches and usually occurring in the second or third decade of life. Here, we report a case of Takayasu arteritis in a 10-month-old patient. The infant presented with signs of congestive heart failure and severe aortic regurgitation. Echocardiography and computed tomography angiography showed... |
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