Cardiovascular Imaging

Arteritis

inflammatory disease of the arterial wall. It can cause arterial stenosis, occlusion or aneurysm. Types and causes of arteritis include leutic, Takayasus arteritis, Kawasakis disease, polyarteritis nodosa, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis (see rheumatoid arthritis cardiovascular manifestations), ankylosing spondylitis, and giant cell arteritis. Coronary arteritis is a rare cause of coronary arterial stenoses, occlusions and myocardial infarction. Arteriography demonstrates luminal irregularities, stenotic arterial segments alternating with dilated ones, single or multiple aneurysms, and arterial occlusions.

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