Takyasu Arteritis
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Takayasu Arteritis: Meeting the modified Ishikawa diagnostic criteria (2019 Sharma revision); 2. Pulmonary Artery Involvement: Confirmed by CTPA or Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA) with any of the following lesions: (1) Pulmonary artery stenosis/occlusion (involving the main trunk or lobar/segmental branches); (2) Pulmonary artery wall thickening (diastolic thickness >2 mm); (3) Pulmonary artery aneurysm (diameter >1.5 times that of the adjacent vessel). 3. Age Range: 14–70 years. 4. Complete baseline assessment including: Cardiopulmonary function (WHO-FC classification, 6MWD); Laboratory tests (C-Reactive Protein (CRP)/Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR), N-terminal pro-B-type Natriuretic Peptide (NT-proBNP)); Right heart catheterization (mean Pulmonary Arterial Pressure (mPAP) =25 mmHg) or echocardiography (Tricuspid Regurgitation Velocity (TRV) >3.4 m/s).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Pulmonary hypertension due to other causes (Group 1/3/4/5) 2. Active tuberculosis or fungal infection 3. Congenital pulmonary vascular malformations 4. Active malignancy without curative treatment 5. Overlap syndromes: Meeting diagnostic criteria for other systemic vasculitides (e.g., Behçet’s disease) or connective tissue diseases (e.g., systemic sclerosis) 6. Insufficient data: Missing >20% of key follow-up indicators (e.g., right heart catheterization, CTPA) 7. Special populations: Pregnant or lactating women 8. Participation in other interventional clinical trials within 3 months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Event-free Survival; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Right heart catheterization;Exercise Tolerance;Imaging Parameters;Riht heart function;Serological Markers; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fu Wai Hospital, CAMS & PUMC, Beijing, 100037, China