Publications by authors named "Gabriela Torres Ortiz"
Objective: To determine the impact of ultrasound (US) intrinsic limitation to assess aortitis versus FDG-PET/CT in patients with US-proven giant cell arteritis (GCA) and to identify factors associated with aortic involvement.
Methods: Retrospective observational study of patients referred to US fast-track clinics at two academic centres over a 4-year period. Only patients with GCA confirmed by US were included.
Objective: To examine the performance of the new 2022 American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/EULAR giant cell arteritis (GCA) classification criteria for diagnosis in routine clinical care.
Methods: Multicentric retrospective observational study of patients referred to two ultrasound (US) fast track clinics. Patients with GCA were compared with unselected controls with suspected GCA.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to understand differences between patients with difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis (D2TRA), focusing on those with treatment failures due to inefficacy versus other causes like adverse events or poor adherence.
- A total of 253 patients were analyzed, revealing no significant demographic differences between D2TRA patients and those who were successfully treated; however, those in the D2TRA-other group had fewer extra-articular manifestations.
- The findings suggest that patients categorized under D2TRA-other are similar to non-D2TRA patients at the beginning of treatment, indicating potential areas for better management and understanding of this condition.