Indian origin Takayasu’s arteritis: A case report with a brief review of clinical management
Abstract
Indian origin aortoarteritis is a rare variant of Takayasu’s arteritis (TA), a chronic progressive panendarteritis involving the aorta and its main branches. Anesthesia for such patients is complicated by their severe uncontrolled hypertension, end-organ dysfunction and stenosis of major blood vessels affecting regional circulation. A case report and it anaesthetic management is presented.