Vasculitis, inflammation of the vessel wall, can result in mural destruction with hemorrhage,
aneurysm formation, and infarction, or intimal-medial hyperplasia and subsequent stenosis …

Background Temporal artery (TA) biopsy is the current standard for diagnosing temporal
arteritis, but has limited sensitivity. Colour duplex ultrasonography is a newer, non-invasive …

Objectives: To develop European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) recommendations
for the management of large vessel vasculitis. Methods: An expert group (10 …

Objective Vision loss and cerebrovascular accidents often complicate giant cell arteritis
(GCA). Antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy reduce the risk of stroke in other populations …

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the prime medical emergency in ophthalmology because of its
dreaded complication of visual loss in one or both eyes, which is preventable if these …

The vasculitides are conditions of unknown aetiology. Until recently, relatively little was
known about their incidence and prevalence, but there are now increasing data, especially …

Ischemic optic neuropathies : Current Opinion in Neurology Ischemic optic neuropathies :
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Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is characterized by intimal hyperplasia and luminal obstruction
leading to ischemic manifestations involving extra-cranial branches of carotid arteries and …

Background Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a systemic granulomatous vasculitis, primarily
affecting medium-large arteries. It has a predilection for the aorta and its major branches …

The past year has seen some notable publications in the field of vasculitis epidemiology.
The appearance of reports from several different parts of the world has permitted …