Criteria of Sharma et al for the Diagnosis of Takayasu Arteritis

Age at onset

ESR (Westergren method)

Was the increase in the ESR persistent and unexplained?

Is there unilateral or bilateral carotid artery tenderness?

Has the patient had persistent hypertension?

Does the patient have hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus, or other risk factors for atherosclerosis?

• limb claudication?

• a pulseless limb or pulse differences between two limbs?

• blood pressure that is unobtainable or which shows a > 10 mm difference in systolic pressure?

• fever?

• neck pain?

• transient amaurosis or blurred vision?

• syncope?

• dyspnea?

• palpitations?

• a lesion in the left mid-subclavian artery?

• a lesion in the right mid-subclavian artery?

• aortic regurgitation?

• annuloaortic ectasia?

• a lesion in the pulmonary artery?

• a lesion in the left mid common carotid artery?

• a lesion in the distal brachiocephalic trunk?

• a lesion in the descending thoracic aorta?

• a lesion in the abdominal aorta?

• lesions in distal 2 cm of the aorta and iliac arteries?

• a lesion of the coronary arteries detected before the age of 30?