作者
Chetan Mukhtyar, Loic Guillevin, Maria C Cid, Bhaskar Dasgupta, Kirsten de Groot, Wolfgang Gross, Thomas Hauser, Bernhard Hellmich, David Jayne, Cees GM Kallenberg, Peter A Merkel, Heiner Raspe, Carlo Salvarani, David GI Scott, Coen Stegeman, Richard Watts, Kerstin Westman, James Witter, Hasan Yazici, Raashid Luqmani, European Vasculitis Study Group
发表日期
2009/3/1
期刊
Annals of the rheumatic diseases
卷号
68
期号
3
页码范围
318-323
出版商
BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
简介
Objectives
To develop European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) recommendations for the management of large vessel vasculitis.
Methods
An expert group (10 rheumatologists, 3 nephrologists, 2 immunolgists, 2 internists representing 8 European countries and the USA, a clinical epidemiologist and a representative from a drug regulatory agency) identified 10 topics for a systematic literature search through a modified Delphi technique. In accordance with standardised EULAR operating procedures, recommendations were derived for the management of large vessel vasculitis. In the absence of evidence, recommendations were formulated on the basis of a consensus opinion.
Results
Seven recommendations were made relating to the assessment, investigation and treatment of patients with large vessel vasculitis. The strength of recommendations was restricted by the low level of evidence and EULAR …
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