Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major health threat to women worldwide. In addition to
traditional CVD risk factors, autoimmune conditions are increasingly being recognized as …

GCA is a common primary systemic vasculitis that results in granulomatous inflammation of
medium to large arteries. Both innate and adaptive immune mechanisms combine to drive …

Accelerated atheromatosis and arteriosclerosis or arteriosclerosis are established in some
PSV. The potential clinical value of easy-to-measure and clinically useful noninvasive …

Background Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a chronic inflammatory condition associated with a
significantly increased risk of various cardiovascular and thromboembolic events. Existing …

Objective The aim of this study was to examine the pro-inflammatory effects of IL-6 in ex vivo
temporal artery explant cultures. Methods Patients meeting 1990 ACR classification criteria …

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is an immune-mediated systemic inflammation of large-sized
arteries that predominantly affects elderly women. It may be considered as one of the risk …

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a large-vessel vasculitis predominantly affecting older people,
with a peak incidence between 70 and 79 years of age. If untreated, ischaemic …

Vasculitides are characterized by inflammation and necrosis of blood vessels leading to
vessel occlusion and ischemic damages of tissues. Among the inflammatory cells involved …

Conclusions GCA is a large-vessel vasculitis with a systemic inflammatory component. The
gold standard of its treatment remains high dose corticosteroids, though recent …

Giant cell arteritis or temporal arteritis is an inflammatory condition affecting medium to large
sized vessels, particularly the cranial arteries. A 76-year-old man with no significant past …