The American College of Rheumatology 1990 criteria for the classification of takayasu arteritis

P. Arend, William; A. Michel, Beat; A. Bloch, Daniel; G. Hunder, Gene; H. Calabrese, Leonard; M. Edworthy, Steven; S. Fauci, Anthony; Y. Leavitt, Randi; T. Lie, J.; W. Lightfoot, Robert; T. Masi, Alfonse; J. McShane, Dennis; A. Mills, John; Betty Stevens, Mary; L. Wallace, Stanley; J. Zvaifler, Nathan

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The American College of Rheumatology 1990 criteria for the classification of takayasu arteritis

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Authors:

William P. Arend

Beat A. Michel

Daniel A. Bloch

Abstract

Abstract Criteria for the classification of Takayasu arteritis were developed by comparing 63 patients who had this disease with 744 control patients with other forms of vasculitis. Six criteria were selected for the traditional format classification : onset at age ≤40 years, claudication of an extr...

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