Fig. 1From: Risk factors and surgical prognosis in patients with aortic valve involvement caused by Takayasu arteritisDisease activity in TA patients with or without aortic valve involvement. The proportion of elevated ESR and elevated hs-CRP, and ITAS-A score in the aortic valve involvement group were significantly higher than in the non-aortic valve involvement group (* P<0.05). ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive proteinBack to article page