Aortic valve replacement surgery for a case of infantile Takayasu arteritis

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 conges...

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Main Authors: Kwon, Hye Won, Suh, Yoon Jung, Bang, Ji Seok, Kwon, Bo Sang, Kim, Gi Beom, Bae, Eun Jung, Kim, Woong Han, Noh, Chung Il
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Korean Pediatric Society 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3405158/