Takayasu's arteritis in Turkey - clinical and angiographic features of 248 patients.


Bicakcigil M., AKSU K., Kamali S., OZBALKAN Z., ATES A., KARADAĞ Ö., ...Daha Fazla

Clinical and experimental rheumatology, cilt.27, sa.1 Suppl 52, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 1 Suppl 52
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Dergi Adı: Clinical and experimental rheumatology
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Takayasu's arteritis, clinical and angiographic features, prognosis, CLASSIFICATION, MANIFESTATIONS, HYPERTENSION, INVOLVEMENT, CRITERIA, THERAPY, DISEASE
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective. Takayasu's arteritis (TA) is a chronic, inflammatory vasculitis affecting the aorta and its major branches. Although it is more, prevalent in Far-East Asia, the distribution of the disease is worldwide with different vascular involvement patterns and clinical manifestations. The objective of this study was to evaluate the demographic, clinical, angiographic and prognostic features of TA patients in Turkey.