Sara Monti, Alessandra Milanesi, Catherine Klersy, Alessandro Tomelleri, Lorenzo Dagna, Corrado Campochiaro, Nicola Farina, Francesco Muratore, Elena Galli, Chiara Marvisi, Milena Bond, Alvise Berti, Roberto Bortolotti, Roberto Padoan, Franco Schiavon, Mara Felicetti, Carlotta Nannini, Fabrizio Cantini, Alessandro Giollo, Maurizio Rossini, Edoardo Conticini, Bruno Frediani, Fabrizio Conti, Roberta Priori, Marco Sebastiani, Giulia Cassone, Luca Quartuccio, Elena Treppo, Silvano Bettio, Ariela Hoxha, Marco Lovisotto, Giacomo Emmi, Irene Mattioli, Pietro Leccese, Roberto Caporali, Lorenza Maria Argolini, Rosario Foti, Elisa Visalli, Michele Colaci, Carlo Salvarani, Carlomaurizio Montecucco
BACKGROUND: Immune and vascular ageing are proposed risk factors for giant cell arteritis (GCA). Data on the impact of age at diagnosis of GCA on the clinical presentation and course of the disease are scarce. METHODS: Patients with GCA followed at referral centres within the Italian Society of Rheumatology Vasculitis Study Group were enrolled up to November 2021. Patients were grouped according to age at diagnosis: ≤64, 65-79 and ≥80 years old. RESULTS: The study included 1004 patients, mean age 72...
August 2023: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases