Symptomatic aortitis at giant cell arteritis diagnosis: a prognostic factor of aortic event.

Olivier EspitiaGauthier BlonzGeoffrey UrbanskiCédric LandronJérôme ConnaultChristian LavignePascal RoblotFrançois MaillotAlexandra Audemard-VergerMathieu ArtifoniCécile DurantBéatrice GuyomarchMohamed HamidouJulie MagnantChristian Agardnull null

Published in: Arthritis research & therapy (2021)

In this study, the presence of aortitis symptoms at the diagnosis of GCA aortitis and GCA relapse were independent predictive factors of occurrence of aortic complications during follow-up.

Keyphrases

prognostic factors
giant cell
aortic valve
left ventricular
pulmonary artery
risk assessment
aortic dissection
heart failure
coronary artery