TY - JOUR T1 - Assessment of Patients with Takayasu Arteritis in Routine Practice with Indian Takayasu Clinical Activity Score JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol DO - 10.3899/jrheum.140817 SP - jrheum.140817 AU - Fatma Alibaz-Oner AU - Sibel Z. Aydin AU - Servet Akar AU - Kenan Aksu AU - Sevil Kamali AU - Eftal Yucel AU - Omer Karadag AU - Huseyin Ozer AU - Sedat Kiraz AU - Fatos Onen AU - Murat Inanc AU - Gokhan Keser AU - Nurullah Akkoc AU - Haner Direskeneli Y1 - 2015/07/01 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/early/2015/06/26/jrheum.140817.abstract N2 - Objective To assess the Indian Takayasu Clinical Activity Score (ITAS2010) in followup of Takayasu arteritis (TA). Methods ITAS2010 forms were filled in prospectively (n = 144). Clinical activity was assessed with physician’s global assessment (PGA) and criteria defined by Kerr, et al. Results ITAS2010 was significantly higher in patients with active disease. Total agreement between ITAS2010 and PGA was 66.4%, and between ITAS2010 and Kerr, et al was 82.8%. During followup, 14 of 15 patients showing vascular progression with imaging were categorized as having inactive disease according to ITAS2010. Conclusion ITAS2010 was discriminatory for activity during the followup, but the agreement between PGA and ITAS2010 was moderate. Future work should include the incorporation of advanced vascular imaging and demonstration of ITAS2010 as a scalable measure and not simply a dichotomous measure of activity/flare versus remission. ER -