Remarkable damage along with poor quality of life in Takayasu arteritis: cross-sectional results of a long-term followed-up multicentre cohort.


Omma A., Erer B., KARADAĞ Ö., YILMAZ N., Alibaz-Oner F., YILDIZ F., ...Daha Fazla

Clinical and experimental rheumatology, sa.1, ss.77-82, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Dergi Adı: Clinical and experimental rheumatology
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.77-82
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: vasculitis, Takayasu arteritis, vasculitis damage index, quality of life, HEALTH SURVEY SF-36, WEGENERS-GRANULOMATOSIS, SYSTEMIC VASCULITIS, MENTAL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, SURVIVAL, VALIDITY, DISEASE, INDEX
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective. We aimed to assess the outcome of a large Takayasu arteritis (TAK) cohort using the vasculitis damage index (VDI) and quality of life (QoL) scale, tools which have been validated for vasculitis.