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Anti-interleukin-6 (tocilizumab) therapy in Takayasu’s arteritis: a real life experience

Kiliç, Levent; Karadağ, Ömer; Erden, Abdulsamet; Sari, Alper; Armağan, Berkan; Yardimci, Gözde Kübra; Firat, Esra; Kalyoncu, Umut; Apraş Bilgen, Şule; Kiraz, Sedat; Ertenli, Ihsan; Akdoğan, Ali (TÜBİTAK, 2020-02-13)

Background/aim: Tumour necrosis factor inhibitors and anti-interleukin-6 (anti-IL-6) therapies are increasingly being used in Takayasu’s arteritis (TA) patients who are unresponsive to corticosteroids ± conventional ...

How did the updated hemodynamic definitions affect the frequency of pulmonary hypertension in patients with systemic sclerosis?

Sarı, Alper; Şener, Ziya Yusuf; Armağan, Berkan; Kılıç, Levent; Kaya, Ergün Barış; Hekimsoy, Vedat; Karadağ, Ömer; Bilgen, Şule Apras; Kiraz, Sedat; Ertenli, Ali İhsan; Tokgözoğlu, Lale; Akdoğan, Ali (Turkish Society of Cardiology, 2021-01-25)

Objective: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a one of the major causes of death in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). In this study, we in- vestigated the impact of updated hemodynamic definition proposed by the 6th PH ...

Geoepidemiology and clinical characteristics of neonatal lupus erythematosus: a systematic literature review of individual patients’ data

Erden, Abdulsamet; Fanouriakis, Antonis; Kiliç, Levent; Sari, Alper; Armağan, Berkan; Bilgin, Emre; Şener, Yusuf Ziya; Hymabaccus, Benazir; Gürler, Fatih; Ceylan, Serdar; Kiraz, Sedat; Karadağ, Ömer; Boumpas, Dimitrious (TÜBİTAK, 2020-01-09)

Background/aim: Neonatal lupus erythematosus (NLE) is an autoimmune syndrome caused by transplacental transmission of maternal autoantibodies, often with devastating consequences. The objective of this systematic literature ...

Predictive factors for work-day loss in Behçet's syndrome: A multi-center study

Mumcu, Gonca; Yay, Meral; Aksoy, Aysun; Taş, Mehmet Nedim; Armağan, Berkan; Sarı, Alper; Bozca, Burçin Cansu; Tekgöz, Emre; Temiz Karadağ, Duygu; Badak, Suade Özlem; Tecer, Duygu; Bes, Cemal; Şahin, Ali; Karadağ, Ömer; Aksu, Kenan; Keser, Gökhan; Alibaz-Öner, Fatma; İnanç, Nevsun; Ergun, Tülin; Direskeneli, Haner (Wiley, 2020-02-23)

Objective: The aim of this multi-center study was to assess predictive factors for work-day loss as an indirect cost element in Behçet's syndrome (BS). Methods: In this cross-sectional, multi-center study, 834 BS patients ...