• 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 ...
    • Imaging Modalities Used in Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Patients with Takayasu’s Arteritis 

      Karadağ, Ömer; Keleşoğlu Dinçer, Ayşe Bahar; Kılıç, Levent; Erden, Abdulsamet; Kalyoncu, Umut; Hazirolan, Tuncay; Kiraz, Sedat (Turk J Med SciTÜBİTAK, 2021-02-26)
      Background/aim: Takayasu’s arteritis (TA) is a rare, large-vessel vasculitis of unknown etiology, affecting aortic arch, and its main branches. Noninvasive imaging methods are frequently used in diagnosis and follow-up in ...
    • Takayasu Arteriti Tanı ve Takipte Görüntüleme 

      Bahar Keleşoğlu, Ayşe (Tıp Fakültesi, 2015)
      This study is aimed to investigate the imaging features of TA patients, who are followed by Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Rheumatology Department, at the disease onset and follow up. 97 TA (F/M:14/1) patients ...