Assessment of Damage in Takayasu's Arteritis.

Tanaz A KermaniAntoine G SreihDavid CuthbertsonNader A KhalidiCurry L KoeningCarol A LangfordCarol A McAlearPaul A MonachLarry MorelandChristian PagnouxRennie L RheePhilip SeoKenneth J WarringtonPeter A Merkelnull null

Published in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) (2024)

Damage is present in > 80% of patients with TAK even with recent diagnosis and >40% of patients accrue new, mainly disease-specific damage. Therapies for TAK that better control disease activity and prevent damage should be prioritized.

Keyphrases

disease activity
oxidative stress
rheumatoid arthritis
systemic lupus erythematosus
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
rheumatoid arthritis patients