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What is Takayasu arteritis?

Takayasu arteritis is an inflammatory disease involving mainly the large blood vessels, usually the aorta and its major branches. Aorta is the largest blood vessel arising from the left ventricle, the lower left chamber of the heart. It has various other names like aortoarteritis and pulseless disease. It is called pulseless disease because upper limb blood vessels are often occluded, and the pulses are not easily felt. It can also involve the heart sometimes. Aortoarteritis means inflammation of the aorta. Arteritis means inflammation of arteries, the blood vessels which carry oxygenated blood to the various organs. High blood pressure can be associated, though it may be difficult to document because upper limb blood vessels are blocked.