Symptoms & Signs
- Arm weakness or pain with use
- Chest pain
- Dizziness
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Light-headedness
- Muscle or joint pain
- Skin rash
- Night sweats
- Vision changes
- Weight loss
Diagnosis & Tests
- Decreased radial pulses (at the wrist)
- Difference in blood pressure between the two arms
- High blood pressure (hypertension)
There may also be signs of inflammation (pericarditis or pleuritis).
Tests:
- Arteriogram
- Angiogram
- Complete blood count (CBC)
- C-reactive protein (CRP)
- Electrocardiogram (ECG)
- Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
- Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA)
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Ultrasound
- X-ray of the chest
Pictures & Images
Heart, section through the middle
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Review Date : 2/5/2010
Reviewed By : Mark James Borigini, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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