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. 2002 Jul;55(7):481–486. doi: 10.1136/jcp.55.7.481

Table 2.

New angiographic classification of Takayasu arteritis, Takayasu conference 199411

Type Vessel involvement
Type I Branches from the aortic arch
Type IIa Ascending aorta, aortic arch and its branches
Type IIb Ascending aorta, aortic arch and its branches, thoracic descending aorta
Type III Thoracic descending aorta, abdominal aorta, and/or renal arteries
Type IV Abdominal aorta and/or renal arteries
Type V Combined features of types IIb and IV

According to this classification system, involvement of the coronary or pulmonary arteries should be designated as C (+) or P (+), respectively.