Hypertension is not a disease of the left arm: a difficult diagnosis of hypertension in Takayasu's arteritis

Authors
Banks, MJ Erb, N George, P Pace, A Kitas, GD
Citation
Mj. Banks et al., Hypertension is not a disease of the left arm: a difficult diagnosis of hypertension in Takayasu's arteritis, J HUM HYPER, 15(8), 2001, pp. 573-575
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems
Journal title
JOURNAL OF HUMAN HYPERTENSION
ISSN journal
09509240 → ACNP
Volume
15
Issue
8
Year of publication
2001
Pages
573 - 575
Database
ISI
SICI code
0950-9240(200108)15:8<573:HINADO>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Hypertension and its cause may be missed by failure to measure blood pressu re in both arms. We report a case of Takayasu's arteritis where diagnostic confusion arose because there was a failure to detect a difference in blood pressure between the arms.