highly significantp < 0.001
Inflammatory and Thrombophilia Markers, Angiographic Distribution, and Treatment Outcomes Inflammatory activity, measured by ESR, was significantly higher in stroke-positive Takayasu patients (50.6 ± 11.4 mm/h) compared to stroke-negative cases (26.3 ± 10.6 mm/h) and controls (22.4 ± 8.4 mm/h), indicating a highly significant difference ( p < 0.001).