Assessment of disease activity and progression in Takayasu's arteritis with Disease Extent Index-Takayasu

Aydin S. Z., Yilmaz N., Akar S., AKSU K., Kamali S., Yucel E., ...Daha Fazla

RHEUMATOLOGY, cilt.49, sa.10, ss.1889-1893, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 49 Sayı: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1093/rheumatology/keq171
  • Dergi Adı: RHEUMATOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1889-1893
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Takayasu arteritis, Disease activity, DEI, Tak, Birmingham vasculitis activity score, LIMITATIONS, THERAPY
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective. Disease Extent Index-Takayasu (DEI.Tak) is a new index developed for the follow-up of Takayasu's arteritis ( TA), assessing only clinical findings without the requirement of imaging. We investigated the effectiveness of DEI.Tak in assessing disease activity and progression by comparing with physician's global assessment ( PGA) and active disease criteria defined by Kerr et al.