Exposure to environmental particulate matter ≤ 10 μm in diameter (PM 10) is associated with an increased risk for giant cell arteritis, particularly in older individuals aged ≥ 70 years and those with ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Giant cell arteritis, also known as temporal arteritis, is a less common condition where people get inflammation of the arteries that go to the head and neck. Symptoms include, head ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Upadacitinib bested placebo for achieving remission at 52 weeks in GCA, a new indication for the drug. The ...

Findings showed 46% of patients who received upadacitinib 15mg achieved sustained remission at week 52 compared with 29% of patients who received placebo. Patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) who ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Although it is known that the selective Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor upadacitinib (Rinvoq, AbbVie) blocks the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...