J Rheumatol 2022 Jun 15. Epub 2022 Jun 15.
Department of Clinical Immunology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, No. 127 Changle West Rd., Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, China; Department of Ultrasound, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, No. 127 Changle West Rd., Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, China. Jin Ding and Dangjie Wu contributed equally to this work. Funding: This study has received funding from Xijing Zhutui Project (XJZT19ML55) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No: 81871273). Conflicts of interest: All authors declare no conflicts of interest. Corresponding author: Zhaohui Zheng, Department of Clinical Immunology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, No. 127 Changle West Rd., Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, China. Ping Zhu, Department of Clinical Immunology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, No. 127 Changle West Rd., Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, China.
Objective: The literature describing follow-up carotid contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) is limited. We report our experience with monitoring CEUS performed in patients with Takayasu arteritis (TAK).
Methods: We retrospectively analyzed patients with TAK who had undergone carotid CEUS ≥2 times with a follow-up duration ≥12 months at Xijing Hospital between 2017 and 2020. Read More