TY - JOUR T1 - Takayasu arteritis and atherosclerosis: illustrating the consequences of endothelial damage. JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol SP - 2752 LP - 2753 VL - 28 IS - 12 AU - A Filer AU - D Nicholls AU - R Corston AU - P Carey AU - P Bacon Y1 - 2001/12/01 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/28/12/2752.abstract N2 - The excess of cardiovascular morbidity associated with chronic vasculitic disease has become a focus of considerable research, particularly regarding the link between endothelial damage and the development of atherosclerosis. We describe a case of Takayasu arteritis treated sub-optimally by today's standards, giving rise to an 11 year history of progressive, stepwise decline associated with cerebrovascular events and leading to early death. Postmortem findings presented a picture of chronic atherosclerotic disease but in a distribution consistent with lesions of Takayasu arteritis. ER -