Giant Cell Arteritis

Disease State Hub

Polls

Diagnosis

12/05/2019

Do you utilize temporal artery ultrasonography or temporal artery biopsy for the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis? Let us know by taking our poll!

12/05/2019

Diagnosis

POLL: Frozen Sectioning in the Diagnosis of GCA

03/15/2011

Do you think frozen sectioning of temporal artery biopsy is a reliable guide to determining whether to proceed with contralateral biopsy among patients with giant cell arteritiis? Take our quick poll to...

03/15/2011

Research Summaries

Treatment

Toxicity May Outweigh Treatment Benefit of IV Steroids in GCA

04/07/2021

Researchers reveal that the benefit of intravenous glucocorticoid treatment in patients with giant cell arteritis may not be significant enough to risk exposure to the drugs’ toxicity.

04/07/2021

Diagnosis

Vascular Ultrasound Deserves Wider Use in Diagnosing GCA in the US

03/25/2021

While already common practice in Europe, the use of vascular ultrasound to diagnose giant cell arteritis has been limited in the United States. New research aims to change that.

03/25/2021

Rheumatologic disorders

ACR and Vasculitis Foundation Preview the First Vasculitis Practice Guideline

11/12/2019

Sharon Chung, MD, lead investigator on the new practice guideline for vasculitis, discussed how the guideline will help rheumatologists manage classic systemic vasculitis conditions they may encounter in...

11/12/2019

Treatment

Steroid-Sparing Agents and Patients With LV-GCA

05/05/2011

Patients with large-vessel giant cell arteritis may see disease improvement when treated early with steroid-sparing agents, recent research reveals.

05/05/2011

Treatment

Research Tests Duration of Effect of Tocilizumab Among Patients With GCA

03/25/2011

Patients with giant cell arteritis see long-term effects after 1 year of treatment with tocilizumab

03/25/2011

September 2023

Current Issue

September 2023

Volume 63

Issue 9