How soon after starting treatment for Takayasu arteritis do you decide on the need for any vascular interventions to manage chronic damage?  

To answer this question, several elements need to be considered. As a rule of thumb, in TAK and large vessel vasculitis in general, it is recommended to perform vascular surgery at the time of disease remission to prevent complications during the surgical procedure and in the immediate postoperative...

I completely agree with the statements by Dr. @Unizony above. The timing (and indications for) vascular intervention in patients with Takayasu arteritis should be individualized. Unless the intervention is emergent, vascular inflammation should be treated medically, and then the patient can be reass...