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Increased mortality due to cardiovascular disease in patients with giant cell arteritis in northern Sweden.

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2002

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A. Uddhammar, Anna‐Lena Eriksson, Lennarth Nyström, Roger Stenling, Solbritt Rantapää‐Dahlqvist
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Abstract

Death due to CVD was increased in patients with GCA. Increased mortality was related to either the corticosteroid therapy itself or insufficient control of inflammation.