Research Conducted at Yonsei University Has Provided New Information about Takayasu's Arteritis (Vascular Uptake On F-18-fdg Pet/ct During the Clinically Inactive State of Takayasu Arteritis Is Associated With a Higher Risk of Relapse)

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2021 SEP 17 (NewsRx) - By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Disease Prevention Daily - A new study on Cardiovascular Diseases and Conditions - Takayasu's Arteritis is now available. According to news reporting originating in Seoul, South Korea, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, "To evaluate whether vascular uptake on F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (F-18-FDG PET/CT) during the clinically inactive state of Takayasu arteritis (TAK) is associated with disease relapse. Patients with TAK who underwent F-18-FDG PET/CT during the clinically inactive state of the disease between 2006 and 2019 were included." The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from Yonsei University, "Clinically inactive disease was defined as a status not fulfilling the National Institutes of Health (NIH) criteria for active disease in TAK. Relapse was defined as recurrence of clinically active disease after a clinically inactive period, requiring change in the treatment regimen.