Syncope as the Initial Presentation of Takayasu Arteritis in a 57‐Year‐Old Female: A Case Report and Literature Review
Chao Liu, Jiale Gan, Lili Feng, Yang Yang, Lianwei Dong, Jiabao Liu, Dingguo Zhang · 2026
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Chao Liu and colleagues wrote a 2026 case report and literature review on Takayasu arteritis first showing itself as fainting. The disease inflames the aorta and its main branches, narrowing or blocking them, and usually strikes young women. Their patient was a 57-year-old woman with repeated fainting, dizziness, and chest tightness.
Examination found a marked blood pressure gap between her arms and murmurs over neck arteries. Vessel imaging showed multi-vessel disease: near-total blockage of the right arm artery, full blockage of the left, and narrowing of a spine artery and the abdominal aorta. One standard inflammation marker was normal, which the authors flag as no bar to active disease. Steroids plus a strong immune-suppressing drug eased her symptoms, with no return over six months. They stress full vascular checks when fainting is unexplained.
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| CREATOR | Chao Liu, Jiale Gan, Lili Feng, Yang Yang, Lianwei Dong, Jiabao Liu, Dingguo Zhang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 27728 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |