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Testing for GCA risk

Posted by gigilea @gigilea, Feb 20 6:19am

Has anyone with PMR had a CT angiogram to test for their risk of GCA?

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Feb 20 8:40am

@michik, @valerie6062 and @katclub have mentioned CT angiogram used to test for GCA in other discussions and may have some information to share with you. Here's a link to their comments - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/search/comments/.

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seniormed | @seniormed | Feb 20 9:10am

Other tests are ultrasound and IL-6 levels.

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gigilea | @gigilea | Feb 20 9:37am
In reply to @johnbishop "@michik, @valerie6062 and @katclub have mentioned CT angiogram used to test for GCA in other discussions..." + (show)
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@michik, @valerie6062 and @katclub have mentioned CT angiogram used to test for GCA in other discussions and may have some information to share with you. Here's a link to their comments - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/search/comments/.

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@johnbishop Thank you!

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