| Giant cell arteritis--a changing entity. | |
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PMID: 21956650 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common of the vasculitis syndromes and, being a disease of the elderly, its incidence is increasing with the general ageing of the population. GCA is most feared for its early complications, namely blindness and stroke, resulting from inflammation and subsequent occlusion of ocular and extra cranial arteries, respectively. More recently, however, GCA has been recognised to also affect limb arteries and the aorta with a high prevalence. These newly recognised features of GCA pose diagnostic, therapeutic and prognostic challenges to treating physicians. Here, recent developments in the field of GCA are summarised and discussed. |
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Authors:
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F Kesten; M Aschwanden; P Gubser; K Glatz; T Daikeler; C Hess |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review Date: 2011-09-28 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Swiss medical weekly Volume: 141 ISSN: 1424-3997 ISO Abbreviation: Swiss Med Wkly Publication Date: 2011 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-09-29 Completed Date: 2011-12-28 Revised Date: 2011-12-29 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 100970884 Medline TA: Swiss Med Wkly Country: Switzerland |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: w13272 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland. |
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Blindness
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etiology Giant Cell Arteritis / complications, diagnosis*, drug therapy* Humans Prognosis Stroke / etiology |
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Swiss Med Wkly. 2011;141:w13302
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22101855
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