Variations in the clinical practice of physicians managing Takayasu arteritis: a nationwide survey
Variations in the clinical practice of physicians managing Takayasu arteritis: a nationwide survey
复制标题
DOI：
10.2147/oarrr.s132080
复制
发表时间：
2017-01-01
影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
Pagnoux, Christian
中科院分区：
文献类型：
--
作者：
Barra, Lillian;Liang, Patrick;Pagnoux, Christian
目的：大动脉炎（TAK）是一种大血管炎，主要影响年轻女性，并可引起严重的缺血性并发症。鉴于 TAK 的稀有性，这种情况的治疗具有挑战性。我们的目标是描述当前风湿病学家管理 TAK 的做法，并确定知识方面的差异和差距。方法：一项在线调查（由加拿大血管炎网络开发并经加拿大风湿病学协会批准）包含 48 个问题，涉及 TAK 的诊断、监测和治疗，通过电子邮件分发给 495 名加拿大成人和儿童风湿病学家。结果：66 名风湿病学家完成了调查（答复率为 13%）：大多数(73%) 来自学术中心和
Objective: Takayasu arteritis (TAK) is a large vessel vasculitis that predominately affects young women and can cause severe ischemic complications. Given the rarity of TAK, the management of this condition is challenging. We aim to describe current rheumatologist practices for the management of TAK and identify discrepancies and gaps in knowledge.Methods: An online survey (developed by the Canadian Vasculitis Network and approved by the Canadian Rheumatology Association) containing 48 questions with regard to the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of TAK was distributed to 495 Canadian adult and pediatric rheumatologists by email.Results: Sixty-six rheumatologists completed the survey (13% response rate): the majority (73%) were from academic centers and