All-cause and cause-specific mortality in patients with giant cell arteritis: a nationwide, population-based cohort study.
Philip TherkildsenBerit Dalsgaard NielsenAnnette de ThurahIb Tønder HansenMette NørgaardEllen-Margrethe HaugePublished in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) (2021)
GCA is associated with increased all-cause mortality, particularly within the first year following the diagnosis. Cause-specific mortality indicates that mortality in GCA may in part be due to glucocorticoid-related complications.