Abstracts tagged "giant cell arteritis"

Abstract Number: 2393 • ACR Convergence 2023
CXCL9/IL-6 and MMP3/CD141 Ratio Allow to Discriminate Between Isolated PMR and GCA/PMR Overlap
andre ramon¹, helene Greigert², adrien guilloteau³, claudie cladière⁴, marion ciudad⁵, Sylvain Audia⁶, paul ornetti⁷, jean-Francis Maillefert⁷, Bernard Bonnotte² and Maxime Samson², ¹Department of Rheumatology, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France, ²Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France, ³Methodological Support Unit (USMR), Dijon-Bourgogne University Hospital, Dijon, France, ⁴INSERM, EFS BFC, UMR 1098, RIGHT Graft-Host-Tumor Interactions/Cellular and Genetic Engineering, Bourgogne Franche-Comté University, Dijon, France, ⁵INSERM, EFS BFC, UMR 1098, RIGHT Graft-Host-Tumor Interactions/Cellular and Genetic Engineering, Dijon, France, ⁶Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Dijon-Bourgogne University Hospital, Dijon, France, ⁷Department of Rheumatology , Dijon-Bourgogne University Hospital, Dijon, France
Background/Purpose: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA) are frequently overlapping conditions. It is estimated that 16 to 21% of PMR patients have GCA.…
Abstract Number: 2410 • ACR Convergence 2023
Tocilizumab versus Methotrexate in Giant Cell Arteritis: A Retrospective Study to Compare Efficacy and Rapidity of These Steroid-sparing Agents in GCA Patients
Luca Quartuccio Quartuccio¹, Elena Treppo², Maria De Martino³, Maria Pillon¹, Simone Perniola⁴, Dario Bruno⁴, Miriam Isola³ and Elisa Gremese⁴, ¹Rheumatology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy, ²Physician, Moimacco, Italy, ³Institute of Statistics, Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Institute of Rheumatology and Affine Sciences, School of Medicine, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Roma, Italy
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoids (GCs) are still the mainstay of treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). Although GCs are highly effective in GCA, it is well documented…
Abstract Number: 2561 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Prognostic Value of the “2022 ACR/EULAR Classification Criteria for Giant Cell Arteritis”: Data from the Italian Society of Rheumatology Vasculitis Study Group
Alessandro Tomelleri¹, Corrado Campochiaro², Francesco Muratore³, Sara Monti⁴, Nicola Farina⁵, Chiara Marvisi⁶, Elena Galli⁷, Alessandra Milanesi⁸, Naomi Viapiana⁵, Alvise Berti⁹, Roberto Bortolotti⁹, Milena Bond¹⁰, Roberto Padoan¹¹, Mara Felicetti⁹, Franco Schiavon¹², Carlotta Nannini¹³, Fabrizio Cantini¹³, Alessandro Giollo¹⁴, Maurizio Rossini¹⁵, Edoardo Conticini¹⁶, Bruno Frediani¹⁷, Fabrizio Conti¹⁸, Roberta Priori¹⁸, Marco Sebastiani¹⁹, Giulia Cassone²⁰, Luca Quartuccio Quartuccio²¹, Elena Treppo²², Silvano Bettio²³, Ariela Hoxha²⁴, Marco Lovisotto²⁴, Giacomo Emmi²⁵, irene mattioli²⁶, Pietro Leccese²⁷, Roberto F. Caporali²⁸, Lorenza Maria Argolini²⁹, Rosario Foti³⁰, Elisa Visalli³⁰, Michele Colaci³¹, Carlomaurizio Montecucco³², Lorenzo Dagna³³ and Carlo Salvarani³⁴, ¹Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy, ²IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Disease. Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy, ³IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy; Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Università di Pavia, Pavia, Italy, ⁵IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy, ⁶IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ⁷Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS Di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ⁸Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy, ⁹Santa Chiara Hospital of Trento, Trento, Italy, ¹⁰Azienda sanitaria dell'Alto Adige, Merano, Italy, ¹¹Department of Medicine DIMED, University of Padova, Padova, Italy, ¹²University of Padova, Padova, Italy, ¹³Santo Stefano Hospital Prato, Prato, Italy, ¹⁴Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Padova, Padua, Italy, ¹⁵Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy, ¹⁶Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ¹⁷University of Siena, Siena, Italy, ¹⁸University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy, ¹⁹Azienda Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy, ²⁰University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy, ²¹Rheumatology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy, ²²Physician, Moimacco, Italy, ²³University of Padua, Treviso, Italy, ²⁴San Bortolo Hospital of Vicenza, Vicenza, Italy, ²⁵University of Florence, Florence, Italy, ²⁶University of Florence, Firenze, Italy, ²⁷Regional Hospital San Carlo, Potenza, Italy, ²⁸Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, and Department of Rheumatology and Medical Sciences, ASST Gaetano Pini-CTO, Milano, Italy, ²⁹ASST Gaetano Pini, Milano, Italy, ³⁰AOU San Marco, Catania, Catania, Italy, Catania, Italy, ³¹University of Catania, Catania, Italy, ³²Unità Operativa e Cattedra di Reumatologia, IRCCS Policlinico S Matteo, Pavia, Italy, ³³Ospedale San Raffaele, Milano, Italy, ³⁴Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
Background/Purpose: The 2022 classification criteria for giant cell arteritis (GCA) have been recently published. The aim of this study is to investigate whether the score…
Abstract Number: 0702 • ACR Convergence 2023
Large Vessel Vasculitis Increases Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients Admitted for Congestive Heart Failure : A Nationwide Inpatient Database Study
Yanint Raksadawan, Sabahat Usmani, Harigopal Sandhyavenu, Thatiana Schulze Goni, Jalpan Patel, Hafiz Muhammad Waqar Younas and Amro Taha, Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Cardiac disease has been known to be a major morbidity and mortality cause in vasculitis. Large vessel vasculitis is mostly associated with pericarditis, myocarditis…
Abstract Number: 1648 • ACR Convergence 2023
EULAR Recommendations for the Use of Imaging in Large Vessel Vasculitis in Clinical Practice: 2023 Update
Christian Dejaco¹, Sofia Ramiro², Milena Bond³, Philipp Bosch⁴, Cristina Ponte⁵, Sarah Mackie⁶, Thorsten Bley⁷, Daniel Blockmans⁸, Sara Brolin⁹, Ertugrul Cagri Bolek¹⁰, Rebecca Cassie¹¹, Maria C Cid¹², Juan Molina-Collada¹³, Bhaskar Dasgupta¹⁴, Berit Dalsgaard Nielsen¹⁵, Eugenio De Miguel¹⁶, Haner Direskeneli¹⁷, Christina Duftner¹⁸, Alojzija Hocevar¹⁹, Anna Molto²⁰, Valentin Sebastian Schäfer²¹, Luca Seitz²², Riemer H.J.A. Slart²³ and Wolfgang Schmidt²⁴, ¹Azienda Sanitaria Alto Adige, Brunico, Italy, ²Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Azienda sanitaria dell'Alto Adige, Merano, Italy, ⁴Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal; Rheumatology Research Unit, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, ⁶Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁷Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany, ⁸Department of General Internal Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Transplantation, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ⁹Karolinska University Hospital, and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ¹⁰1-Hacettepe University Vasculitis Research Centre, Ankara, Turkey/ 2-Vasculitis Translational Research Program, NIAMS, NIH, US, Ankara, Turkey, ¹¹n/a, Leicester, United Kingdom, ¹²Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ¹³Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁴Mid & South Essex University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Southend University Hospital, Westcliff-on-sea, United Kingdom, ¹⁵Department of Internal Medicine, Horsens, Denmark, ¹⁶Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁷Division of Rheumatology, Medical School, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey, ¹⁸Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria, ¹⁹Department of Rheumatology, Universitiy Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, ²⁰HOPITAL COCHIN AP-HP, Service de Rhumatologie, Paris, France, ²¹Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Department of Oncology, Hematology, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany, ²²Rheumatology and Immunology, Inselspital University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland, ²³University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, ²⁴Rheumatology, Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Medical Centre for Rheumatology Berlin-Buch, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Imaging recommendations for primary large vessel vasculitis (LVV) were developed in 2018. Several new studies have emerged since then, and an update of the…
Abstract Number: 2394 • ACR Convergence 2023
18f-FDG-PET/CT for Giant Cell Arteritis Detection of Large Vessel Vasculitis: What Should We Take into Consideration? Analytical Study of the Arteser Registry
Paula V. Estrada-Alarcón¹, Marta Domínguez², Rafael Benito Melero-Gonzalez³, Eugenio De Miguel⁴, Maria. T Silva-Diaz⁵, Jesús Alejandro Valero⁶, Ismael González⁷, Julio Sanchez Martin⁸, Javier Narvaez⁹, Eva Galindez-Agirregoikoa¹⁰, javier Mendizábal¹¹, lydia Abasolo¹², Javier Loricera⁸, Alejandro Muñoz¹³, Santos Castañeda¹⁴, Patricia Moya¹⁵, patricia Moran Alvarez¹⁶, Vanesa Navarro¹⁷, Carles Galisteo¹⁸, Ivette Casafont-Solé¹⁹, Jose Andres Roman Ivorra²⁰, TAREK CARLOS SALMAN MONTE²¹, Margarida Rocha²², Carlota Laura Iñiguez²³, Alicia García²⁴, Cristina Campos²⁵, María Alcalde²⁶, Antonio Juan Mas²⁷, Francisco Javier Prado²⁸, Ricardo Blanco²⁹ and On Behalf of ARTESER Working Group³⁰, ¹Hospital de San Juan Despí Moisès Broggi, Barcelona, Spain, ²Sociedad Española de Reumatología, Madrid, Spain, ³CHU Vigo, O Carballino, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Donostia, San Sebastián, Spain, ⁷Hospital Universitario de León, León, Spain, ⁸Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ⁹Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁰Basurto University Hospital, Bilbao, Spain, ¹¹Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, ¹²Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain, ¹³Hospital universitario Virgen del Rocío, El Viso de Alcor, Spain, ¹⁴Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁵Hospital de Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁶Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁷H Moisès Broggi, Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁸Hospital Universitario Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Spain, ¹⁹Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain, ²⁰Hospital Universitari i Politècnic la Fe, Valencia, Spain, ²¹Hospital del Mar/Parc de Salut Mar-IMIM, Barcelona, Spain, ²²Osakidetza, Bilbo, Spain, ²³Hospital Universitario Lucus Augusti, Lugo, Spain, ²⁴Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Islas Canarias, ²⁵Rheumatology Unit, Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain, ²⁶Hospital Severo Ochoa, Madrid, Spain, ²⁷Hospital Universitario Son Llàtzer, Mallorca, Spain, ²⁸Research department Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Mexico City, Mexico, ²⁹Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ³⁰SER, Spain
Background/Purpose: Imaging studies in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) and suspected large vessel vasculitis (LVV) are sensitive, increasingly available, and less aggressive than temporal…
Abstract Number: 2411 • ACR Convergence 2023
C-X-C Motif Chemokine Receptor 4-targeted Molecular Imaging in Giant Cell Arteritis – a Head-to-head Comparison with FDG PET
Matthias Froehlich¹, Sebastian E. Serfling², Michael Gernert³, Konstanze V. Guggenberger⁴, Takahiro Higuchi², Samuel Samnick², Marc Schmalzing⁵, Andreas K. Buck², Thorsten Bley⁴ and Rudolf A. Werner², ¹Rheumatology/Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany, ²Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany, ³Medical Department II, Rheumatology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany, ⁴Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany, ⁵University Hospital, Rheumatology/Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine II, Würzburg, Germany
Background/Purpose: 2-[18F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose(FDG) is the reference PET radiotracer for detecting inflammation in giant cell arteritis (GCA). C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4)-directed PET, however, allows for…
Abstract Number: 2562 • ACR Convergence 2023
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors-Induced Large Vessel Vasculitis: Data from a Multicenter Study
Adrien Cottu¹, Alessandro Tomelleri², Corrado Campochiaro³, Alexandra Forestier⁴, Jérémie Dion⁵, Milena Bond⁶, Ariane Laparra-ramakichenin⁷, Aline Gury⁸, Xavier Savary⁹, Robin Dhote¹⁰, Albrecht Betrains¹¹, Laurence Bouillet¹², Eric Liozon¹³, Eva Bories¹⁴, Arthur Petitdemange¹, Paul Legendre¹⁵, Benjamin Crichi¹⁶, Philippe Kerschen¹⁷, Lucie Carneiro-Esteves¹⁸, Lucile Grange¹⁸ and Benjamin Terrier¹⁹, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France, ²Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy, ³IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Disease. Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy, ⁴Department of Medical Oncology, Centre Oscar Lambret, Lille, France, ⁵Internal Medicine Department, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France, ⁶Azienda sanitaria dell'Alto Adige, Merano, Italy, ⁷Department of Therapeutic Innovations and Early Trials, Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France, ⁸Department of Internal Medicine, Arras GHAT, Arras, France, ⁹Department of Internal Medicine, Brest CHU Hospital, Brest, France, ¹⁰Department of Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Avicenne, Bobigny, France, ¹¹Department of General Internal Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Transplantation, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ¹²Internal medicine department, Grenoble University Hospital, Grenoble, France, ¹³Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Limoges, Limoges Cedex, Limoges, France, ¹⁴Department of Internal Medicine, Purpan CHU Hospital, Toulouse, France, ¹⁵Department of Clinical Immunology, Centre hospitalier du Mans, Le Mans, France, ¹⁶Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Louis Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France, ¹⁷Department of Neurology, Luxembourg Hospital Center, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, ¹⁸Department of Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France, ¹⁹Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have dramatically improved the prognosis for many cancers. The therapeutic effect of ICIs is based on their ability to release…
Abstract Number: 0703 • ACR Convergence 2023
Cardiovascular Disease-Related Mortality in Primary Systemic Vasculitis
Alicia Rodriguez-Pla, Sierra Pacific Arthritis and Rheumatology Centers, Fresno, CA
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in patients with the most common subtypes of primary systemic vasculitides. We aimed to estimate…
Abstract Number: 1649 • ACR Convergence 2023
Follow-up Ultrasound Examination in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Giant Cell Arteritis
Lara Clarissa Burg¹, Christian Dejaco², Pantelis Karakostas³, Charlotte Behning⁴, Peter Brossart¹ and Valentin Sebastian Schäfer³, ¹University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany, ²Department of Rheumatology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria; Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Bruneck (ASAA-SABES), Teaching Hospital of the Paracelsius Medical University, Brunico, Italy, ³Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Department of Oncology, Hematology, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany, ⁴Institute of Medical Biometry, Informatics and Epidemiology, Medical Faculty, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
Background/Purpose: In recent years, ultrasound has become a standard tool in the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA). Typical findings are increased intima media thickness…
Abstract Number: 2396 • ACR Convergence 2023
Diagnostic Performance of a Newly-Launched Canadian Fast-Track Ultrasound Clinic Performed by Rheumatologists for Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis
Jean-Charles Mourot¹, Sai Yan Yuen², Mihaela Popescu³ and Nicolas Richard⁴, ¹Université de Montréal, Mont-Royal, QC, Canada, ²Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, Mont-Royal, QC, Canada, ³Maisonneuve Rosemont Hospital, Longueuil, QC, Canada, ⁴Hopital Maisonneuve Rosemont, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) poses diagnostic challenges for clinicians as there is no universal gold standard. We hypothesize that launching a Fast-Track Ultrasound (US)…
Abstract Number: 2412 • ACR Convergence 2023
Evaluation of the Pretest Probability Score, Ultrasound and Biopsy on GCA Diagnose: Data from Real Clinical Practice
María del Carmen San José Méndez¹, Uxía Couto Lareo¹, Vanesa Balboa Barreiro², Francisco J. Blanco¹, Bruno de aspe de la iglesia¹, Antonio Atanes Sandoval³, Diego Dios Santos¹, Jesús Carlos Fernández López¹, Mercedes Freire González¹, Guillermo González Arribas¹, Genaro Graña Gil¹, Natividad Oreiro Villar¹, Jose Antonio Pinto Tasende¹, Francisco Javier De Toro Santos¹, Clara Ventin Rodriguez¹, Maite silva díaz³ and Ana Lois Iglesias¹, ¹Rheumatology department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC). Instituto de Investigación Biomédica A Coruña (INIBIC), A Coruña, Spain, ²Clinic epidemiology and biostatistics department. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC). Instituto de Investigación Biomédica A Coruña (INIBIC), A Coruña, Spain, ³Rheumatology department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC). Instituto de Investigación Biomédica A Coruña (INIBIC)., A Coruña, Spain
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) affects large and medium size arteries. Biopsy was considered the gold standard in the diagnosis1, but in the last years…
Abstract Number: 2599 • ACR Convergence 2023
Study of the Role of interleukin-17 in Giant Cell Arteritis
helene Greigert¹, andre ramon², corentin Richard³, claudie cladière⁴, Marion CIUDAD⁵, catherine creuzot-garcher⁶, laurent martin⁷, Sylvain AUDIA¹, romain boidot³, Bernard Bonnotte¹ and Maxime Samson¹, ¹Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France, ²Department of Rheumatology, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France, ³Département de Biologie et de Pathologie des Tumeurs, ICMUB UMR CNRS 6302, Centre Georges François Leclerc, Dijon, France, ⁴INSERM, EFS BFC, UMR 1098, RIGHT Graft-Host-Tumor Interactions/Cellular and Genetic Engineering, Bourgogne Franche-Comté University, Dijon, France, ⁵Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, INSERM, EFS BFC, UMR1098, RIGHT Interactions Greffon-Hôte-Tumeur/Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, Dijon, France, ⁶Department of Ophthalmology, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France, ⁷Department of Pathology, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a vasculitis in which Th17 cells have been identified in excess in lesions and in the blood of patients.…
Abstract Number: 0706 • ACR Convergence 2023
Aortitis and Periaortitis Spectrum in 135 Patients from a Single Referral Centre
Fernando López¹, Javier Loricera², Carmen Secada³, Lucía García-Alcalde⁴, María Núñez-Savar⁴, Ander Ucelay-Aristi⁴ and Ricardo Blanco⁵, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ³Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander, Spain, ⁴Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Aortitis is the inflammation of the aortic wall, and can be idiopathic or associated with a cluster of infectious and non-infectious diseases (1-3). Periaortitis,…
Abstract Number: 1650 • ACR Convergence 2023
Optic Nerve Sheath Measurement as a Disease Activity Biomarker in Giant Cell Arteritis
Carolyn Ross¹, Stephanie Ducharme-Benard², Samer Hussein³, Rosalie-Selene Meunier³, Christian Pagnoux⁴ and Jean-Paul Makhzoum¹, ¹Vasculitis Clinic, Canadian Network for Research on Vasculitides, Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Vasculitis Clinic, Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Vasculitis Clinic, Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Recently, optic nerve sheath (ONS) enhancement using contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of the brain and orbits was observed in most patients with biopsy-proven GCA.…

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