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See Latest ArticlesMalignant hypertension, dissection of aorta, cardiac tamponade and monoparesis—Unusual presentation of Takayasu's arteritis: Clinicopathological correlation
International Journal of Cardiology, 04/09/09
Moorthy N et al. - The authors report a case of a 24-year-old woman with an unremarkable past medical history who was presented to the emergency department with acute onset of breathlessness and weakness of right lower limb. This case demonstrates a rare example Takayasu's arteritis involving left renal artery leading to secondary hypertension presenting as malignant hypertension with fatal dissection of aorta with cardiac tamponade and emphasizes the varied presentations of this disease and importance of early diagnosis and interventions to prevent these fatal complications.
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