Managing What You Cannot Measure: Anesthetic Implications of Takayasu’s Arteritis in Hypertensive Intracranial Hemorrhage
Year: 2026
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: ABSTRACT: Takayasu's arteritis is a rare inflammatory vasculopathy affecting medium- and large-caliber arteries, often presenting as cerebrovascular incidents in young individuals, primarily due to uncontrolled hypertension. The following is the case of a young male with no known comorbidities who exhibited intracranial hemorrhage resulting from accelerated hypertension. The fundamental diagnosis of autoimmune arteritis concerning the aorta was determined during the perioperative phase. Emphasized are the challenges posed by uncommon etiologies of secondary hypertension in anesthetic and perioperative blood pressure management, especially in emergency situations, stressing the necessity of a heightened index of suspicion in young patients presenting with severe, refractory hypertension.
Source: Annals of African Medicine
Language: English
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W7204070232