A new point-of-care prediction tool that uses clinical and ultrasonography findings has good accuracy for identifying giant cell arteritis among patients seen in fast-track clinics. Investigators ...

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We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. GCA diagnoses made via temporal artery ultrasound were ...

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 ...

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 ...

While not used to guide treatment, ESR and CRP typically normalize within two to four weeks after initiating therapy. 2,4 Minor increases in ESR can occur during the prednisone taper, but this does ...

Objectives Acute anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (AION) is a feared ischaemic complication of giant cell arteritis (GCA).

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 ...

The GCAptAIN study, which included patients with newly diagnosed or relapsing GCA, missed its primary endpoint of sustained remission at week 52. Topline results were announced from a phase 3 study ...

A common medication already used for autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis is effective for patients with giant cell arteritis, according to findings from a team at the Perelman School of ...

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 ...