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We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. GCA diagnoses made via temporal artery ultrasound were ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Contrary to widespread belief that biopsy-proven giant cell arteritis is comparatively rare among black patients ...

Fifty patients suspected of having giant cell arteritis (GCA) were retrospectively evaluated by using a variety of clinical measures (symptom assessment and inflammatory marker testing), temporal ...

The most common types of LVV are giant cell arteritis (GCA) and Takayasu arteritis (TAK). The main feature of both is chronic inflammation of the arteries. Rapid management is key to preventing damage ...

Other major complications of GCA include stroke, MI, aortic aneurysm, and visceral organ infarcts due to the occlusion of large arteries. 1,4 While early diagnosis and treatment may decrease the ...

Color duplex sonography (CDS) of the temporal arteries should be performed before temporal-artery biopsy (TAB; the gold-standard diagnostic method) in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA), say ...

A 78-year-old man was referred for an ultrasound of his right eye to evaluate a small choroidal nevus. He also mentioned almost total loss of vision in his left eye over the past several days. His ...

The 1990 classification criteria for GCA were developed by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR). Note that classification criteria are not diagnostic criteria. Rather, they are used in research ...

Dear Dr. Roach: Your recent column featured polymyalgia rheumatica and prednisone. Would you please elaborate on how polymyalgia rheumatica can be linked to giant cell arteritis, and the consequences ...