Polymyalgia rheumatica is an inflammatory disorder manifested principally by stiffness of the
neck, shoulder girdle, and pelvic girdle; giant-cell (or temporal) arteritis affects the cranial …

A raised erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) is considered a hallmark for the diagnosis of
giant cell arteritis (GCA). The American College of Rheumatology 1990 criteria for GCA …

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common form of vasculitis in individuals aged 50 years
and over. GCA typically affects large and medium-sized arteries, with a predilection for the …

Objective To evaluate the frequency of visual manifestations at presentation in an Italian
population‐based cohort of patients with biopsy‐proven giant cell arteritis (GCA), and to …

Objective. Treatment of large-vessel vasculitis (LVV) remains challenging. Patients usually
respond to glucocorticoid (GC) therapy, but often relapse on tapering of the GC dose or after …

Objective: To determine the frequency and clinical features of patients with polymyalgia
rheumatica (PMR) and normal erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) at diagnosis or during …

Background: Evidence of a dark halo on ultrasonography has been considered a specific
sign of giant-cell arteritis and may replace temporal artery biopsy for the diagnosis of giant-cell …

We studied the epidemiology of giant cell arteritis (GCA) and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR)
in a Mediterranean population. Ninety‐nine patients with PMR and/or GCA were identified …

Objective To determine laboratory parameters that may be useful in identifying polymyalgia
rheumatica (PMR) patients who require long‐term corticosteroid therapy. Methods A …

Objective. To evaluate the impact of traditional cardiovascular risk factors, carotid
atherosclerosis and the effect of anti-platelet/anti-coagulant therapy on the occurrence of severe …