Prevalence and pattern of myocardial involvement on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in Takayasu arteritis and its relationship with disease activity

The myocardium is affected in TA, however the prevalence of subclinical myocardial involvement in our study was less (8% vs. 25%-27%) compared to the previous studies. Myocardial involvement trends towards early age of onset, less disease duration, lack of classical risk factors, and more with disease activity.