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Source
Maz M, Chung SA, Abril A, et al. 2021 American College of Rheumatolog y/Vasculitis
Foundation Guideline for the Management of Giant Cell Arteritis and Takayasu Arteritis.
Arthritis & Rheumatolog y, Vol. 73, No. 8, August 2021, pp 1349–1365.
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Abbreviations
ABA, abatacept; AZA, azathioprine; CT, computed tomography; FDG-PET,
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F-flourodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography; GC, glucocorticoids; GCA, Giant
cell arteritis; IV, intravenous; MR, magnetic resonance; MTX, methotrexate; N/A, not
available; TAK, Takayasu arteritis; TCZ, tocilizumab; TNF, tumor necrosis factor; TNFi,
tumor necrosis factor inhibitor
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