RT Book, Section A1 Bissonnette, Bruno A1 Luginbuehl, Igor A1 Engelhardt, Thomas SR Print(0) ID 1164086142 T1 Takayasu Disease T2 Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications, 2e YR 2019 FD 2019 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259861789 LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1164086142 RD 2024/10/15 AB An inflammatory chronic progressive panendarteritis of the aorta that occludes one or more of the large branches of the aortic arch, leading to hypoperfusion of major peripheral organs, including the brain and the spinal cord. It is also known as the “pulseless women disease.” Symptoms consist of aphasia, transient hemiparesis, unilateral transient amblyopia or persistent blindness, headache, vertigo, and syncopal attacks. Progressive evolution with poor prognosis is the norm. It is autoimmune in origin. It affects mostly young women.