TY - JOUR T1 - Arteriosclerosis of Whole Aorta in Takayasu Arteritis JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol SP - 1291 LP - 1291 DO - 10.3899/jrheum.120183 VL - 39 IS - 6 AU - KUNIHIKO UMEKITA AU - YAYOI HASHIBA AU - YUMI KARIYA-KANEKO AU - MOTOHIRO MATSUDA AU - AKIHIKO OKAYAMA Y1 - 2012/06/01 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/39/6/1291.abstract N2 - Persistent inflammation is a serious risk factor for arteriosclerosis and arteriosclerotic disease in Takayasu arteritis (TA)1,2. A female patient was diagnosed with TA at 32 years of age. She underwent treatment with glucocorticoids for about 1 year, and then the medication was discontinued. At 57 years of age, she presented to our hospital complaining of left back pain on … ER -