Clinical symptoms and signs.
| Feature | No. (%*) |
|---|---|
| Coronary involvement | 45 (7.7) |
| Cardiac symptoms | |
| Angina | 40 (88.9) |
| Acute myocardial infarction | 11 (24.4) |
| Previous myocardial infarction | 4 (8.9) |
| Heart failure | 11 (24.4) |
| General symptoms and signs | |
| Hypertension | 24 (53.3) |
| Pulseless disease | 24 (53.3) |
| Peripheral vascular murmur | 32 (71.1) |
| Dizziness or syncope | 15 (33.3) |
| Heart murmur | 12 (26.7) |
| Risks of atherosclerosis | |
| Hyperlipidemia | 3 (6.7) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 3 (6.7) |
| Smoking | 7 (15.6) |
| Alcohol | 3 (6.7) |
| Laboratory findings | |
| Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate | 27 (60.0) |
| Elevated C-reactive protein | 23 (51.1) |
| Electrocardiogram findings | |
| ST-T ischemic change | 35 (77.8) |
| Pathologic Q wave | 18 (40.0) |
| Echocardiography findings | |
| Segmental left ventricular wall motion abnormality | 10 (22.2) |
| Left ventricular enlargement | 11 (24.4) |
↵* Representing the proportion of 45 cases with coronary involvement accounting for all the 587 patients with Takayasu arteritis.