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- Title
Giant cell arteritis and mortality.
- Authors
Crow, R Wade; Katz, Bradley J; Warner, Judith E A; Alder, Stephen C; Zhang, Kang; Schulman, Susan; Digre, Kathleen B
- Abstract
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a systemic vasculitis of elderly individuals associated with significant morbidity, including blindness, stroke, and myocardial infarction. Previous studies have investigated whether GCA is associated with increased mortality, with conflicting results. The objective of this study is to determine whether GCA, is associated with increased mortality.
- Publication
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 2009, Vol 64, Issue 3, p365
- ISSN
1758-535X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/gerona/gln030