Takayasu' s Arteritis (Type III) in an 8-Year-Old Girl: A Takayasu's Arteritis (Type III) in an 8-Year-Old Girl: A Multimodality Approach to Staged Revascularization of the Heart,Head,and Abdominal Viscera—A Case Report

Abstract

Takayasu's arteritis is a rare disease involving the aorta and its branches. The peak incidence of the disease occurs in the third decade of life, and less than 10% of cases involve children. The authors present here a case of severe and progres sive type III Takayasu's arteritis requiring coronary, cerebral, and visceral revascularization in an eight-year-old girl. A multimodality approach was used including saphenous vein coronary artery bypass, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of the carotid and subclavian arteries, and visceral thromboendar terectomy.