A female patient in her 70s with a remote history of vocal cord paralysis was incidentally found to have a pulmonary artery aneurysm on a chest CT. Serial imaging performed over 3 years noted ...

Spain: Researchers have found in a real-world cohort of patients with giant cell arteritis–associated aortitis, published in ...

Editor's note: This is an automatically generated transcript. Please notify editor@healio.com if there are concerns regarding accuracy of the transcription. Well first off, when you're thinking giant ...

For most of us, the phrase "stroke of the eye" sounds like a metaphor. But for UK HealthCare's Jagannadha "Jay" Avasarala, M.D., Ph.D., it's a literal and urgent diagnosis—one that could mean the ...

The immune system is meant to protect the body from infection and disease. But with age, it can become less capable of doing so. However, Mayo Clinic researchers have found that some older people ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Findings showed 46.4% of patients treated with upadacitinib 15mg achieved sustained remission compared with 29.0% of those who received placebo. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ...

A common medication already used for autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis is effective for patients with giant cell arteritis, according to findings from a team at the Perelman School of ...

An observational study was conducted across three Spanish hospitals to compare two glucocorticoid regimens in treating 151 patients newly diagnosed with giant cell arteritis (mean age, 74.6 years; 71% ...

"Steroids have been the mainstay of GCA therapy, but there is a high risk of toxicity, and many patients experience relapses," said Dr. Jean-Paul Makhzoum, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FACP. "This announcement ...