Takayasu arteritis: A rare disorder involving inflammation of large elastic arteries including the aorta which impairs blood flow to the upper body. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Takayasu arteritis is available below.
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Prognosis for Takayasu arteritis: poor with patients surviving 1-15 years after onset of symptoms
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Takayasu arteritis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Takayasu arteritis, or a subtype of Takayasu arteritis,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Takayasu arteritis as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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