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Abstract
Having proposed a new classification on angiographic findings of patients with Takayasu
arteritis, we evaluated the angiographic findings of 80 Japanese patients and 102
Indian patients according to this classification. Japanese patients showed a higher
frequency of involvement of the ascending aorta, aortic arch and its branches than
did the Indians (P < 0.01). On the other hand, the frequency of involvement of the
abdominal aorta and/or renal arteries was higher in Indian patients (P < 0.01). Type
III cases of the new classification which involves the thoracic descending aorta,
abdominal aorta and/or renal arteries were observed in 3% of the Indian patients,
but not at all in the Japanese. In conclusion, in Japanese patients, vascular lesions
tend to occur primarily in the ascending aorta, aortic arch and/or its branches and
extend into the abdominal aorta. On the other hand, in Indian patients, the tendency
is primarily in the abdominal aorta including renal arteries and extending into the
thoracic aorta.