Table 1

 American College of Rheumatology criteria for the classification of Takayasu arteritis (1990)

At least three of the six criteria are required for the diagnosis of Takayasu arteritis.
• Age at disease onset ⩽40 years
• Claudication of extremities
• Decreased brachial artery pulse
• Blood pressure difference >10 mm Hg
• Bruit over subclavian arteries or aorta
• Arteriogram abnormality