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だいどうみゃくえんしょうこうぐん 大動脈炎症候群
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1. aortitis syndrome​Medicine
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2. Takayasu's arteritis​Takayasu's disease (also known as "aortic arch syndrome", "nonspecific aortoarteritis" and the "pulseless disease") is a form of large vessel granulomatous vasculitis with massive intimal fibrosis and vascular narrowing affecting often young or middle-aged women of Asian descent. It mainly affects the aorta (the main blood vessel leaving the heart) and its branches, as well as the pulmonary arteries. Females are about 8-9 times more likely to be affected than males.
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