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. 2014 Jan 5;2014:603171. doi: 10.1155/2014/603171

Table 1.

EULAR/PRINTO/PRES criteria and classification definition of Takayasu Arteritis.

Mandatory criteria
Angiographic abnormality Angiography (conventional, CT, and MRI) of the aorta, its main branches or pulmonary arteries showing aneurysm/dilatation, narrowing, occlusion, or thickened arterial wall, not due to any other causes

Additional criteria (need one of the five)

(1) Pulse deficit or claudication Lost/decreased/unequal peripheral artery pulse
Symptoms of claudication: focal muscle pain induced by physical activity
(2) Blood pressure discrepancy Discrepancy of four-limb systolic blood pressure >10 mmhg in any limb
(3) Bruits Audible murmurs or palpable thrills over large arteries
(4) Hypertension Systolic/diastolic blood pressure >95th centile for height
(5) Acute phase reactant Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) >20 mm per hour or C reactive protein (CRP) above normal