Andy Abril, MD, a lead author of the ACR/VF guideline for Takayasu arteritis (TAK), discusses the recommendations for TAK.
Vasculitis Guidelines in Focus, Part 4: Polyarteritis Nodosa
Jason Springer, MD, MS, served as one of the lead authors of the ACR/VF guidelines for polyarteritis nodosa (PAN), and talks about the recommendations specific to PAN here.
Vasculitis Guidelines in Focus, Part 2: ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
Sharon Chung, MD, MAS, discusses specific recommendations for the treatment and management of ANCA-associated vasculitis from the latest ACR Guideline.
Vasculitis Guidelines in Focus, Part 1: The Guideline Project
Sharon A. Chung, MD, MAS, director of the vasculitis clinic at the University of California, San Francisco, served as the principal investigator of the overall vasculitis guideline effort and talks about the process here.
The ACR/Vasculitis Foundation Release Three New Guidelines for Treatment of Vasculitis
ATLANTA—The American College of Rheumatology (ACR), in partnership with the Vasculitis Foundation (VF), released three new guidelines for the treatment and management of systemic vasculitis. Vasculitis is a group of about 20 rare diseases that have inflammation of blood vessels in common, which can restrict blood flow and damage vital organs. The three guidelines cover…
3 New Vasculitis Guidelines Discussed
The ACR, in concert with the Vasculitis Foundation, released three new vasculitis guidelines online first in July, with a fourth slated for publication by the end of the year. These are the first ever to be produced and endorsed by the ACR and the Vasculitis Foundation. Although most of the recommendations are conditional, due to…