Is the intima-media thickness of temporal and axillary arteries influenced by cardiovascular risk?
María Victoria MartireEdoardo CipollettaAndrea Di MatteoMarco Di CarloDiogo JesusWalter GrassiEmilio FilippucciPublished in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) (2021)
Our results suggest that CV risk might influence the US-determined IMT of the temporal and axillary arteries in subjects without GCA. Therefore, in patients with suspected GCA, particular attention should be paid when measuring the IMT in those patients with very high/high CV risk.