Journal article
The Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score as a Measure of Disease Activity in Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the performance of the Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score (BVAS) in the assessment of disease activity in giant cell arteritis (GCA).
METHODS: Patients with GCA enrolled in a prospective, multicenter, longitudinal study with symptoms of active vasculitis during any visit were included. Spearman's rank correlation was used to explore the association of the BVAS with other measures of disease activity.
Authors
Kermani TA; Cuthbertson D; Carette S; Hoffman GS; Khalidi NA; Koening CL; Langford CA; McKinnon-Maksimowicz K; McAlear CA; Monach PA
Journal
The Journal of Rheumatology, Vol. 43, No. 6, pp. 1078–1084
Publisher
The Journal of Rheumatology
Publication Date
6 2016
DOI
10.3899/jrheum.151063
ISSN
0315-162X