Remarkable damage along with poor quality of life in Takayasu arteritis: cross-sectional results of a long-term followed-up multicentre cohort.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology, sa.1, ss.77-82, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- 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.