Table 3 Vascular involvement during the disease course of our patients as investigated by imaging studies.
At diagnosis | On treatment (2–5 years after diagnosis) | During a disease flare | At last visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Patient 1 | Echodoppler: thrombosis left subclavian artery, left carotid thickening | Echodoppler: stability of previous findings | Echodoppler: After 6 years thickening of left carotid artery | Echodoppler: stability of left carotid thickening |
Angiography -reduction left subclavian artery diameter without thrombosis, hypoplastic left carotid without parietal lesions | ||||
Patient 2 | angioMRI: thrombosis left common carotid artery, stenosis left subclavian artery, stenosis of the brachiocephalic artery, thrombosis descending thoracic aorta, right renal artery thrombosis and stenosis. | Echodoppler: (after surgery): patency of left carotid and carotid trunk | No flares | angioMRI: normal visualization of the brachiocephalic trunk and right internal carotid artery |
Echodoppler: left carotid thrombosis, left subclavian stenosis, tronc brachiocephalic trunk stenosis | ||||
Patient 3 | Angiography: left subclavian stenosis, abdominal aortic stenosis, superior mesenteric artery stenosis, bilateral renal artery stenosis | Echodoppler: stability subclavian lesion, improvement aortic wall involvement | Echodoppler: stability of subclavian and aortic lesions | Angiography: stenosis abdominal aorta |
Patient 4 | Echodoppler: left subclavian thrombosis |