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 . At the Congress on Controversies in Ophthalmology, Lee and Susan Mollan, MBChB, FRCOphth, PhD, debated this ...

Positive findings with color Doppler ultrasound were enough to diagnose giant cell arteritis (GCA) accurately without need for confirmation with temporal artery biopsy (TAB), a prospective study ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) is the most common inflammatory vasculitis affecting elderly people. The incidence of GCA increases progressively after the age of 50 years, and it is more common in women.

In one study of 161 patients with biopsy-proven GCA followed up for 11 years, the prevalence of visual ischemic complications was 26.1% and the prevalence of irreversible blindness, mainly due to ...

The most dramatic symptoms of GCA (for example, visual loss) result directly from the inflammation of the large- and medium-sized cranial vessels. Other symptoms appear nonspecific and are related to ...