1. Specific recommendations for prevention strategies often depend on the ischemic
stroke/transient ischemic attack subtype. Therefore, new in this guideline is a section …

Background GCA is a large vessel vasculitis affecting older people, with the highest
incidence among persons 70–79 years of age [1]. Due to forecasted demographic changes …

Background Since the publication of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR)
recommendations for the management of large vessel vasculitis (LVV) in 2009, several …

GCA and PMR are conditions of older persons that frequently overlap. The traditional
concept of GCA has focused on cranial symptoms such as headache and visual …

Objectives To develop treat-to-target (T2T) recommendations in giant cell arteritis (GCA) and
polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). Methods A systematic literature review was conducted to …

Polymyalgia rheumatica and giant-cell arteritis are closely related disorders that affect
people of middle age and older. They frequently occur together. Both are syndromes of …

Objectives: To develop European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) recommendations
for the management of large vessel vasculitis. Methods: An expert group (10 …

Polymyalgia rheumatica is an inflammatory disorder manifested principally by stiffness of the
neck, shoulder girdle, and pelvic girdle; giant-cell (or temporal) arteritis affects the cranial …

Objective To evaluate treatment with methotrexate (MTX) in patients with newly diagnosed
giant cell arteritis (GCA) to determine if MTX reduces GCA relapses and cumulative …

GCA, the most common systemic arteritis, affects medium-sized and larger extradural
arteries that have the internal elastic lamina. Involvement of the ophthalmic artery and its …