Temporal artery ultrasound alone was sufficient to accurately diagnose giant cell arteritis (GCA) in over half of patients in a new prospective study. The findings provide further evidence that ...

Permanent vision loss in giant cell arteritis is a complication that is often avoidable with prompt diagnosis and treatment.

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 ...

Senescence pathways are involved in giant cell arteritis (GCA), an analysis of patient tissue samples suggested, which may account for the efficacy of one agent now used for the disease and another in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Temporal artery ultrasound and EULAR score are reliable means for diagnosing giant cell ...

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 ...

In patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA), intravenous methylprednisolone compared with oral glucocorticoids alone does not improve visual acuity and increases the risk for diabetes within the first ...