This paper presents a state-of-the-art review of the literature on the six-degree-of-freedom
parallel manipulator commonly known as the Stewart platform. The existing studies in the field …

Background Giant-cell arteritis commonly relapses when glucocorticoids are tapered, and the
prolonged use of glucocorticoids is associated with side effects. The effect of the interleukin…

The objective of this study was to develop European League Against Rheumatism/American
College of Rheumatology classification criteria for polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). …

Objectives: To develop European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) recommendations
for the management of small and medium vessel vasculitis. Methods: An expert group (…

Background: Comprehensive multisystem clinical assessment using the Birmingham
Vasculitis Activity score (BVAS) is widely used in therapeutic studies of systemic vasculitis. …

To develop evidence-based recommendations for the use of imaging modalities in primary
large vessel vasculitis (LVV) including giant cell arteritis (GCA) and Takayasu arteritis (TAK). …

Background Since the publication of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR)
recommendations for the management of large vessel vasculitis (LVV) in 2009, several …

Objectives: To develop European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) recommendations
for the management of large vessel vasculitis. Methods: An expert group (10 rheumatologists…

Objective To develop and validate revised classification criteria for granulomatosis with
polyangiitis (GPA). Methods Patients with vasculitis or comparator diseases were recruited into …

Objective To develop and validate revised classification criteria for eosinophilic granulomatosis
with polyangiitis (EGPA). Methods Patients with vasculitis or comparator diseases were …