Chinese guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of Takayasu's arteritis(2023)

Takayasu's arteritis (TAK) is a chronic granulomatous inflammatory disease that involves the aorta and its primary branch arteries. It is characterized by wall thickening,stenosis or aneurysm formation of involved arteries,leading to ischemia of related organs. The clinical diagnosis and treatment of TAK is challenging. In order to further improve the level of diagnosis and treatment of TAK in China and standardize the diagnosis and treatment of TAK, a clinical practice guidelines based on evidence-based medicine evidence was developed under the leadership of the National Clinical Medical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases. Eleven recommendations for 11 clinical questions problems that are important to the diagnosis and treatment of TAK were developed based on the latest research evidence and expert opinions, combined with real clinical practice in China.

大动脉炎（TAK）是一种累及主动脉及其一级分支动脉的系统性血管炎，可导致受累动脉管壁增厚、管腔狭窄或动脉瘤形成，造成所供应脏器的缺血改变。临床诊治极具挑战性。为提高TAK的诊疗水平，规范我国TAK的诊治，由国家皮肤与免疫疾病临床医学研究中心牵头，基于循证医学证据制定了以临床问题为导向的我国TAK诊疗指南，共对 11个TAK诊治中的重要临床问题，基于最新的研究证据及专家意见，结合我国临床实际，给出推荐和建议，旨在指导临床实践。.

Published by Zhonghua nei ke za zhi, 2024. The guideline itself is at the source linked here.

doi.org/10.3760/cma.j.cn112138-20231108-00304