Affiliation:
1. Department of Rheumatology and Allergy, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100053, China
2. Evidence-Based Medical Centre, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100053, China
Abstract
Abstract
Objectives
We aimed to investigate the clinical features of Takayasu arteritis with cerebral infarction, and the risk factors for cerebral infarction.
Methods
The study analysed 122 consecutive patients with Takayasu arteritis retrospectively. The clinical characteristics of Takayasu arteritis patients with and without cerebral infarction were compared. Binary logistic regression analysis was performed to determine risk factors for cerebral infarction in Takayasu arteritis patients.
Results
Cerebral infarction was present in 42 (34.4%) of 122 patients with Takayasu arteritis. There were 33 patients with ischaemic stroke and 11 with asymptomatic lacunar infarction, including two patients with both types of infarction. The cerebral infarction group had a significantly higher proportion of males, higher prevalence of blurred vision, and higher Indian Takayasu Clinical Activity Score (ITAS) 2010 than the non–cerebral infarction group. Binary logistic regression analysis indicated that hyperlipidaemia [odds ratio (OR) 5.549, P=0.021], ITAS 2010 (OR 1.123, P= 0.023), number of involved arteries (OR 1.307, P=0.018), and middle cerebral artery (MCA) involvement (OR 4.013, P=0.029) were significantly associated with cerebral infarction in patients with Takayasu arteritis. Receiver operating characteristic curves indicated fair performance of the ITAS 2010 (>6) and number of involved arteries (> 7) for distinguishing Takayasu arteritis patients at risk of cerebral infarction from those without such risk.
Conclusion
Hyperlipidaemia, higher ITAS 2010, larger number of involved arteries, and MCA involvement are independent risk factors for cerebral infarction in Takayasu arteritis patients.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Subject
Pharmacology (medical),Rheumatology
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