Blood Pressure Measurements in Patients With Takayasu Arteritis: A Work of Caution Franz Hafner, MD, Harald Froehlich, MD, Thomas Gary, MD, Kurt Tiesenhausen, MD, Michael Scarpatetti, MD, Marianne Brodmann, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 93, Issue 4, Pages 1299-1301 (April 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.09.017 Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) of the supraaortal aortic braches. (A) Initial findings of bilateral subtotal carotid obstruction (arrows) and occlusions of both subclavian arteries at their origin (dashed arrows). (B) Postoperative MRA after aortobicarotid bypass operation; solid arrows mark the anastomosis at the carotid bulb on both sides. The subclavian arteries are occluded (dashed arrows); in the right subclavian artery an increase in the occlusion length is apparent. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 93, 1299-1301DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.09.017) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Histologic appearance of the carotid bulb. (A) Enlarged intimal layer (I), vascular lumen (L) on the left lower border, and tunica media (M) on the right upper border. (Hematoxylin and eosin; ×40.) (B) Higher magnification of several giant cells (arrows). (Hematoxylin and eosin, ×400). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 93, 1299-1301DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.09.017) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions