What is Takayasu's arteritis?
Takayasu's Arteritis is a rare, chronic, inflammatory disease primarily of the aorta and its branches. It is occasionally called "pulseless disease" because there is difficulty in detecting peripheral pulses that sometimes occurs as a result of the vascular narrowing.
How do members experience Takayasu's arteritis?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with Takayasu's arteritis*
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for Takayasu's arteritis*
*Data from patients with Takayasu's arteritis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Compare treatments taken by people with Takayasu's arteritis*
*Data from patients with Takayasu's arteritis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Who has Takayasu's arteritis on PatientsLikeMe?
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 8 | |
| 30s | 20 | |
| 40s | 15 | |
| 50s | 14 | |
| 60s | 8 | |
| 70+ | 6 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 8 | |
| Female | 66 |