Patterns of Arterial Disease in Takayasu Arteritis and Giant Cell Arteritis

OBJECTIVE: To identify and validate, using computer-driven methods, patterns of arterial disease in Takayasu arteritis (TAK) and giant cell arteritis (GCA). METHODS: Patients with TAK or GCA were studied from the Diagnostic and Classification Criteria for Vasculitis (DCVAS) cohort and a combined North American cohort. Case inclusion required evidence of large-vessel involvement, defined as stenosis, occlusion, or aneurysm by …