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The heart in temporal arteritis / giant cell arteritis
The heart in Wegener's granulomatosis
The heart in Behçet's disease
The heart in Grave's disease 
Takayasu's arteritis risk factors
Takayasu's arteritis medical therapy
Takayasu's arteritis other imaging findings
The heart in progressive systemic sclerosis 