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Clinical phenotype and complications of large vessel giant cell arteritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Joint bone spine - 1 Jul 2023
Lyne Suellen Anne, Ruediger Carlee, Lester Susan, Kaur Gursimran, Stamp Lisa, Shanahan Ernst Michael, Hill Catherine Louise
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BACKGROUND: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) is a heterogenous systemic granulomatous vasculitis involving the aorta and any of its major tributaries. Despite increased awareness of large vessel (LV) involvement, studies reporting incidence, clinical characteristics and complications of large-vessel GCA (LV-GCA) show conflicting results due to inconsistent disease definitions, differences in study methodologies and the...
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