GiACTA Entry Criteria for the Classification of GCA | ACR Criteria for the Classification of Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritisa |
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Age ≥50 y | Age at disease onset ≥50 y |
History of ESR ≥50 mm/h (or CRP ≥2.45 mg/dL if ESR unavailable) | Elevated ESR ≥50 mm/h |
At least one of the following:
| New-onset headache |
Temporal artery abnormality (tenderness to palpation or decreased pulsation) | |
At least one of the following:
| Positive TAB |
CRP, C-reactive protein; CTA, computed tomography angiography; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; MRA, magnetic resonance angiography. aThe presence of ≥3 criteria classifies a patient as having GCA.