A significant percentage of patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) demonstrate coronary artery calcification (CAC) on imaging, with variations by ANCA ...

Latent tuberculosis infection-positivity is common among patients with systemic vasculitis and is associated with BD and smoking history.

The disparities between men and women in prevalence, risk factors and symptoms of peripheral vascular disease (PVD) have a profound impact on prevention, diagnosis, treatment and outcomes for women, ...

Vasculitis: The development of vasculitis ... and women with giant cell arteritis who receive prednisone-only treatments are ...

Columbia University Irving Medical Center invites you to join the leading educators from Columbia University, addressing an overview of high yield challenging scenarios in the management of ...

imed3.med.osaka-u.ac.jp Objectives Inappropriate activation of neutrophils plays a pathological role in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV). The aim of this study ...

Misdiagnosing autoimmune diseases as psychiatric conditions can lead to long-term damage to patients' health and trust in ...

NEW YORK (AP) — It took five years for Crystal Burke to put a name to the symptoms that haunted her. Heart palpitations. Insomnia so severe she slept only two to four hours a night. A newfound ...

A 'chasm of misunderstanding and miscommunication' is often experienced between clinicians and patients, leading to autoimmune diseases such as lupus and vasculitis being wrongly diagnosed as ...

Many people with autoimmune diseases are initially misdiagnosed with psychiatric conditions. Here’s why you shouldn’t accept ‘it’s all in your head’ for an answer.

Melanie Sloan receives funding from LUPUS UK, The Lupus Trust, Vasculitis UK, and NIHR ... One of the most obvious ...