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Aortic valve replacement surgery for a case of infantile Takayasu arteritis
Hye Won Kwon, Yoon Jung Suh, Ji Seok Bang, Bo Sang Kwon, Gi Beom Kim, Eun Jung Bae, Woong Han Kim, Chung Il Noh
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2012;55(7):254-258.   Published online July 17, 2012

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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