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

Bicakcigil, M.; Aksu, K.; Kamali, S.; Ozbalkan, Z.; Ates, A.; Karadag, O.; Ozer, H.; Seyahi, E.; Akar, S.; Onen, F.; Cefle, A.; Aydin, S.; Yilmaz, N.; Onat, A.; Cobankara, V.; Tunc, E.; Ozturk, M.; Fresko, I.; Karaaslan, Y.; Akkoc, N.; Yuecel, A.; Kiraz, S.; Keser, G.; Inanc, M.; Direskeneli, RAFİ

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

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Bicakcigil M., Aksu K., Kamali S., Ozbalkan Z., Ates A., Karadag O., ...Daha Fazla

CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY, cilt.27, sa.1, 2009 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 1
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
Marmara 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.