Rushikesh Mavale

The Missing Pulse behind a Failing Heart: Coronary Takayasu Arteritis in an Adolescent

Anant Munde, Kalyan Munde, T. S. Anagh, Dhanalaxmi Chettiar & Rushikesh Mavale · Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal · 2026

Background: Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a chronic granulomatous large-vessel vasculitis that predominantly affects young women. Although vascular stenosis involving the aorta and its branches is characteristic, cardiac manifestations are heterogeneous and include coronary artery d...