Cardiovascular Risk and Acute Coronary Syndrome in Giant Cell Arteritis: A Population‐Based Retrospective Cohort Study

• Published in: Arthritis care & research (2010) Vol. 67; no. 3; pp. 396 - 402
• Main Authors: Udayakumar, Prabhu D., Chandran, Arun K., Crowson, Cynthia S., Warrington, Kenneth J., Matteson, Eric L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2015
• Subjects: Acute Coronary Syndrome - diagnosis; Acute Coronary Syndrome - epidemiology; Acute Coronary Syndrome - therapy; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cardiovascular Diseases - diagnosis; Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology; Cardiovascular Diseases - therapy; Comorbidity; Female; Giant Cell Arteritis - diagnosis; Giant Cell Arteritis - epidemiology; Humans; Incidence; Length of Stay; Male; Minnesota - epidemiology; Myocardial Revascularization; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Minnesota

Objective To assess the occurrence of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) compared to subjects without GCA. Methods We retrospectively reviewed a population‐based incidence cohort of Olmsted County, Minnesota residents with GCA diagnosed in 1950–2009. We compare...