Objective To assess the features and therapeutic response of visual manifestations and
cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) in giant cell (temporal) arteritis (GCA) and to identify the …

A major challenge in human genetics is to devise a systematic strategy to integrate disease-associated
variants with diverse genomic and biological data sets to provide insight into …

Giant cell (temporal) arteritis (GCA) is the most common systemic vasculitis in Western countries
(24, 32). GCA is a multisystemic disease of elderly people (30, 32, 33). Itinvolves large …

Objective To develop recommendations for cardiovascular risk (CVR) management in gout,
vasculitis, systemic sclerosis (SSc), myositis, mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD), …

Objective: To examine epidemiologic, clinical, and outcome differences between children
and adults with Henoch-Sch[ouml ]nlein purpura (HSP) in a well-defined population. Patiens …

Using the Immunochip custom SNP array, which was designed for dense genotyping of 186
loci identified through genome-wide association studies (GWAS), we analyzed 11,475 …

Objective To determine if the use of carotid ultrasonography (US) may improve the
stratification of the cardiovascular (CV) risk in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods A set of 370 …

Polymyalgia rheumatica is an inflammatory disease that affects the shoulder, the pelvic
girdles, and the neck, usually in individuals older than 50 years. Increases in acute phase …

The vasculitides are a heterogeneous group of uncommon diseases characterized by blood
vessel inflammation and necrosis. These conditions often have overlapping clinical and …

… Gonzalez-Gay had full access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the
integrity … Gonzalez-Gay M. The diagnosis and management of patients with giant cell arteritis. J …