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.; Karadag, ÖMER; Yilmaz, N.; ALİBAZ ÖNER, FATMA; Yildiz, F.; Kalfa, M.; Kimyon, G.; Kiraz, S.; DİRESKENELİ, RAFİ; Erken, E.; Aksu, K.; Onat, A.; Gul, A.; Ocal, L.; İNANÇ, Murat; Kamali, S.

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

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Omma A., Erer B., Karadag O., Yilmaz N., ALİBAZ ÖNER F., Yildiz F., ...More

CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY, vol.35, no.1, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 35 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2017
Journal Name: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Keywords: vasculitis, Takayasu arteritis, vasculitis damage index, quality of life, HEALTH SURVEY SF-36, WEGENERS-GRANULOMATOSIS, SYSTEMIC VASCULITIS, MENTAL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, SURVIVAL, VALIDITY, DISEASE, INDEX
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.