The objective of this study is to investigate the clinical features of pregnancy in women with Takayasu's arteritis managed in a tertiary medical center and review the literature in order to establish the course and recommended follow up and treatment for these pregnancies.Retrospective analysis of 20 pregnancies in 6 women with Takayasu's arteritis. Patients were recruited from the high risk pregnancy clinics at Sheba Medical Center, where follow up included strict control of blood pressure and treatment of obstetric and disease-related complications.Mean maternal age was 29.3 ± 3 years. Thirty-six patients had both supra and infradiaphragmatic arterial disease, of them two had an abdominal aorta involvement and three out of six patients had an isolated supradiaphragmatic disease. Of 20 pregnancies, six pregnancies (30
作者:Michal, Kirshenbaum;Michal J, Simchen
来源:The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians 2017 年