Increased vertebral canal diameter measured by ultrasonography as a sign of vasculitis in patients with giant cell arteritis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA) by ultrasonography including large vessels, apart from the temporal artery increases the sensibility of the study and informs about the risk of specific complications. However, there is less information about the study of these arteries, whose affection carries higher proportion of severe complications.

Objectives

To describe and analyze the value of the diameter of the cervical vertebral canal of the vertebral artery (VA) as a sign of vertebral vasculitis (VV) related to GCA and estimate the risk of stroke complications.

Materials and methods

Observational study of a population that includes patients with GCA with and without VA vasculitis as well as healthy subjects. We evaluated whether there were differences

SUBMITTER: Ayo-Martin O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10664249 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature