OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to describe @entity1 with @entity226 ( @entity226 )-related @entity64 and to compare them with a control group of @entity226 @entity1 without @entity64 . METHODS: We created a retrospective multicenter cohort of @entity1 with (1) @entity226 diagnosed according to the American College of Rheumatology criteria between 1995 and 2015, and (2) @entity64 occurring at the time of @entity226 diagnosis or occurring within 4 weeks of starting @entity226 therapy. The control group consisted of @entity226 @entity1 without @entity64 . RESULTS: Forty @entity1 [21 @entity1 (53%), median age 78 (60-91) yrs] with @entity226 -related @entity64 were included and were compared with 200 control @entity1 . @entity64 occurred at @entity226 diagnosis in 29 @entity1 (73%), whereas it occurred after diagnosis in 11 @entity1 . Vertebrobasilar territory was involved in 29 @entity1 (73%). Seven @entity1 died within a few hours or days following @entity64 . Compared with the control group, @entity64 @entity1 had more @entity63 [25 (63%) vs 50 (25%), p < 0.001]. Conversely, they demonstrated lower biological inflammatory variables [C-reactive protein: 61 (28-185) mg/l vs 99 (6-400) mg/l, p = 0.04] and less @entity417 [22/37 (59%) vs 137/167 (79%), p = 0.03] than @entity1 without @entity64 . Multivariate logistic regression revealed that the best predictors for the occurrence of @entity64 were the presence of @entity63 at diagnosis (OR 5, 95% CI 2.14-12.33, p = 0.0002) and the absence of @entity417 (OR 0.39, 95% CI 0.16-0.99, p = 0.04). CONCLUSION: @entity64 , especially in the vertebrobasilar territory, is more likely to occur in @entity1 with @entity226 who experience recent @entity63 and who exhibit low inflammatory variables.

Giant Cell Arteritis-related XXXX : A Retrospective Multicenter Case-control Study.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'patients'] @entity64 :: ('MESH:D020521', 'Disease') :: ['stroke', 'Stroke'] @entity417 :: ('MESH:D000740', 'Disease') :: ['anemia'] @entity63 :: ('MESH:D007511', 'Disease') :: ['ophthalmic ischemic symptoms'] @entity226 :: ('MESH:D013700', 'Disease') :: ['giant cell arteritis', 'GCA']
@entity64 :: (MESH:D020521,Disease) :: ['Stroke']
