Background GCA is a large vessel vasculitis affecting older people, with the highest
incidence among persons 70–79 years of age [1]. Due to forecasted demographic changes …

Large vessel vasculitis (LVV) is defined as a disease mainly affecting the large arteries, with
two major variants, Takayasu arteritis (TA) and giant cell arteritis (GCA). GCA often coexists …

Abstract Aim The “2022 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Aortic
Disease” provides recommendations to guide clinicians in the diagnosis, genetic evaluation …

Objective To develop and validate updated classification criteria for giant cell arteritis (GCA).
Methods Patients with vasculitis or comparator diseases were recruited into an international …

Systemic vasculitides are multisystem blood vessel disorders, which are defined by the size
of the vessel predominantly affected, namely small, medium, or large vessels. The term …

Purpose To evaluate the in-treatment diagnostic accuracy of FDG PET/CT in large-vessel
giant cell arteritis (LV-GCA) by serial scans before and after a short course of high-dose …

The fields of giant cell arteritis (GCA) and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) have advanced
rapidly, resulting in a new understanding of these diseases. Fast-track strategies and …

Objective. The aim of this study was to compare baseline variables, treatment and outcomes
in patients with large-vessel GCA (LV-GCA), primarily of the upper extremities, with those …

We aimed to clarify the role of 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-
PET) in the management of large-vessel vasculitis (LVV), focusing on 3 issues which are as …

GCA is a chronic, idiopathic, granulomatous vasculitis of medium and large arteries. It
comprises overlapping phenotypes including classic cranial arteritis and extra-cranial GCA …