Utility and safety of tocilizumab in Takayasu arteritis with severe heart failure and muscle wasting

Utility and safety of tocilizumab in Takayasu arteritis with severe heart failure and muscle wasting

Abstract Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a large vessel vasculitis of unknown aetiology characterized by chronic inflammatory changes of the aorta and its major branches. We report the active TA case who had severe heart failure due to acute myocardial infarction and aortic regurgitation. Bentall procedu...

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Main Authors: Toshiyuki Yano, Arata Osanami, Masaki Shimizu, Satoshi Katano, Nobutaka Nagano, Hidemichi Kouzu, Masayuki Koyama, Atsuko Muranaka, Ryo Harada, Hirosato Doi, Nobuyoshi Kawaharada, Tetsuji Miura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-08-01
Series:ESC Heart Failure
Subjects:
Takayasu arteritis
Tocilizumab
Interleukin‐6
Heart failure
Aortic regurgitation
Sarcopenia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.12487

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https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.12487

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