Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other inflammatory joint diseases (IJDs) have an
increased risk of premature death compared with the general population, mainly because of …

There are no universally accepted diagnostic criteria for large-vessel vasculitides (LVV),
including giant cell arteritis (GCA) and Takayasu arteritis (TAK). Currently, available …

The spondyloarthropathies are a group of rheumatic diseases that are associated with
inflammation at anatomically distal sites, particularly the tendon-bone attachments …

Abstract Purpose of Review To provide a comprehensive overview of the spectrum of large
and medium vessel vasculitis in adults with primary vasculitides, arthritides, connective …

Objectives To describe the incidence of atrioventricular (AV) block II–III, atrial fibrillation (AF),
pacemaker implantation (PM) and aortic regurgitation in patients with ankylosing spondylitis …

Objective. Non-infectious aortitis often presents with non-specific symptoms leading to
inappropriate diagnostic delay. We intend to describe the clinical spectrum and outcome of …

Patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) suffer from an increased cardiovascular (CV) risk.
The evidence for increased atherosclerotic disease is nowadays convincing, while the …

Chronic inflammatory spondyloarthritis involves axial symptoms of the spine and sacroiliac
joints, or peripheral arthritis. Many patients suffer from extra-articular manifestations. With …

Primary systemic vasculitides are rare diseases that may manifest similarly to more
commonly encountered conditions. Depending on the size of the vessel affected (large …

The term spondyloarthropathy or spondyloarthritis (SpA) refers to a group of immune-
medicated rheumatic diseases that are characterized by inflammation of axial and …