Development of a diagnostic prediction model for giant cell arteritis by sequential application of Southend Giant Cell Arteritis Probability Score and ultrasonography: a prospective multicentre study

Authors: Sebastian, Alwin ^*, van der Geest, Kornelis S M ^*, Tomelleri, Alessandro, Macchioni, Pierluigi, Klinowski, Giulia, Salvarani, Carlo, Prieto-Peña, Diana, Conticini, Edoardo, Khurshid, Muhammad, Dagna, Lorenzo, Brouwer, Elisabeth, Dasgupta, Bhaskar ^*

Source: In The Lancet Rheumatology May 2024 6(5):e291-e299

Eosinophilic giant cell arteritis: A different subset of disease?

Authors: Boiardi, Luigi, Marvisi, Chiara, Macchioni, Pierluigi, Cavazza, Alberto, Croci, Stefania, Besutti, Giulia, Spaggiari, Lucia, Giorgi Rossi, Paolo, Cimino, Luca, Pipitone, Nicolò, Ricordi, Caterina, Muratore, Francesco, Salvarani, Carlo

Source: In Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism April 2024 65

Clinical and ultrasonographic predictors of disease activity after TNF-α inhibitor spacing in patients with psoriatic arthritis

Authors: Marchesoni, Antonio ^{a, b, *}, Macchioni, Pierluigi ^b, Ciancio, Giovanni ^c, Sandri, Gilda ^d, Zabotti, Alen ^e, Montaguti, Luca ^f, Vukatana, Gentiana ^g, Mascella, Fabio ^h, Chessa, Donatella ⁱ, Verduci, Elisa ^j, Govoni, Marcello ^c, Spinella, Amelia ^d, Zuliani, Francesca ^e, Bruschi, Marco ^f, Malavolta, Nazzarena ^g, Focherini, Mariacristina ^h, Salvarani, Carlo ^b

Source: In Joint Bone Spine July 2025 92(4)

Takayasu arteritis and large-vessel giant cell arteritis in Italian population. Comprehensive analysis from a single institutional cohort of 184 cases

Authors: Boiardi, Luigi, Galli, Elena, Macchioni, Pierluigi, Muratore, Francesco, Klinowski, Giulia, Hunder, Gene G, Casali, Massimiliano, Besutti, Giulia, Spaggiari, Lucia, Versari, Annibale, Croci, Stefania, Mancuso, Pamela, Rossi, Paolo Giorgi, Marvisi, Chiara, Salvarani, Carlo

Source: In Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism April 2023 59

Incidence and prevalence of large vessel vasculitis (giant cell arteritis and Takayasu arteritis) in northern Italy: A population-based study

Authors: Muratore, Francesco, Boiardi, Luigi, Mancuso, Pamela, Restuccia, Giovanna, Galli, Elena, Marvisi, Chiara, Macchioni, Pierluigi, Rossi, Paolo Giorgi, Salvarani, Carlo

Source: In Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism August 2021 51(4):786-792

OMERACT definition and reliability assessment of chronic ultrasound lesions of the axillary artery in giant cell arteritis

Authors: Schäfer, Valentin Sebastian, Chrysidis, Stavros, Schmidt, Wolfgang A., Duftner, Christina, Iagnocco, Annamaria, Bruyn, George A., Carrara, Greta, De Miguel, Eugenio, Diamantopoulos, Andreas P., Nielsen, Berit Dalsgaard, Fredberg, Ulrich, Hartung, Wolfgang, Hanova, Petra, Hansen, Ib Tønder, Hocevar, Alojzija, Juche, Aaron, Kermani, Tanaz A., Lorenzen, Tove, Macchioni, Pierluigi, Milchert, Marcin, Døhn, Uffe Møller, Mukhtyar, Chetan, Monti, Sara, Ponte, Cristina, Seitz, Luca, Scirè, Carlo A., Terslev, Lene, Dasgupta, Bhaskar, Keen, Helen I, Pineda, Carlos, Dejaco, Christian

Source: In Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism August 2021 51(4):951-956

Sensitivity to change and clinical correlations of the novel DACtylitis glObal Sonographic (DACTOS) score in psoriatic arthritis

Authors: Girolimetto, Nicolò, Zabotti, Alen, Tinazzi, Ilaria, Possemato, Niccolò, Costa, Luisa, Batticciotto, Alberto, Canzoni, Marco, Citriniti, Giorgia, Lucia, Orazio De, Figus, Fabiana, Idolazzi, Luca, McConnel, Rebecca, Peluso, Rosario, Sakellariou, Garifallia, Tullio, Annarita, Salvarani, Carlo, Scarpa, Raffaele, Iagnocco, Annamaria, Caso, Francesco, Macchioni, Pierluigi

Source: Rheumatology. 60(9):4103-4111

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Does tocilizumab eliminate inflammation in GCA? A cohort study on repeated temporal artery biopsies.

Authors: Ricordi, Caterina, Marvisi, Chiara, Macchioni, Pierluigi, Boiardi, Luigi, Cavazza, Alberto, Croci, Stefania, Bonacini, Martina, Malchiodi, Giuseppe, Durmo, Rexhep, Versari, Annibale, Mancuso, Pamela, Rossi, Paolo Giorgi, Muratore, Francesco, Salvarani, Carlo

Source: RMD Open; Oct2024, Vol. 10 Issue 4, p1-9, 9p

Significance of inflammation restricted to adventitial/periadventitial tissue on temporal artery biopsy

Authors: Galli, Elena, Muratore, Francesco, Boiardi, Luigi, Restuccia, Giovanna, Cavazza, Alberto, Catanoso, Mariagrazia, Macchioni, Pierluigi, Spaggiari, Lucia, Casali, Massimiliano, Pipitone, Nicolò, Fontana, Antonio, Girolimetto, Nicolò, Croci, Stefania, Salvarani, Carlo

Source: In Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism October 2020 50(5):1064-1072

Relapses and long-term remission in large vessel giant cell arteritis in northern Italy: Characteristics and predictors in a long-term follow-up study

Authors: Muratore, Francesco, Boiardi, Luigi, Restuccia, Giovanna, Cavazza, Alberto, Catanoso, Mariagrazia, Macchioni, Pierluigi, Spaggiari, Lucia, Cimino, Luca, Aldigeri, Raffaella, Pipitone, Nicolò, Fontana, Antonio, Casali, Massimiliano, Croci, Stefania, Salvarani, Carlo

Source: In Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism August 2020 50(4):549-558

Ultrasonographic and clinical assessment of peripheral enthesitis and arthritis in an Italian cohort of inflammatory bowel disease patients

Authors: Bertolini, Elena, Macchioni, Pierluigi, Rizzello, Fernando, Salice, Marco, Vukatana, Gentiana, Sandri, Gilda, Bertani, Angela, Ciancio, Giovanni, Govoni, Marcello, Zelante, Angelo, Malavolta, Nazzarena, Beltrami, Marina, Salvarani, Carlo

Source: In Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism June 2020 50(3):436-443

Effectiveness of steroid injection for hand psoriatic dactylitis: results from a multicentre prospective observational study

Authors: Girolimetto, Nicolò, Macchioni, Pierluigi, Citriniti, Giorgia, Tinazzi, Ilaria, Bascherini, Vittoria, Martinis, Federica, Marchetta, Antonio, Possemato, Niccolò, Tasso, Marco, Peluso, Rosario, Punzi, Leonardo, Salvarani, Carlo, Scarpa, Raffaele, McGonagle, Dennis, Costa, Luisa, Caso, Francesco

Source: Clinical rheumatology. 39(11):3383-3392

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Predominant ultrasonographic extracapsular changes in symptomatic psoriatic dactylitis: results from a multicenter cross-sectional study comparing symptomatic and asymptomatic hand dactylitis

Authors: Girolimetto, Nicolò, Macchioni, Pierluigi, Tinazzi, Ilaria, Costa, Luisa, Peluso, Rosario, Tasso, Marco, Bascherini, Vittoria, Addimanda, Olga, Marchetta, Antonio, Possemato, Niccolò, Salvarani, Carlo, McGonagle, Dennis, Scarpa, Raffaele, Caso, Francesco

Source: Clinical rheumatology. 39(4):1157-1165

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Symptomatic psoriatic dactylitis is associated with ultrasound determined extra-synovial inflammatory features and shorter disease duration

Authors: Girolimetto, Nicolò, Costa, Luisa, Mancarella, Luana, Addimanda, Olga, Bottiglieri, Paolo, Santelli, Francesco, Meliconi, Riccardo, Peluso, Rosario, Puente, Antonio, Macchioni, Pierluigi, Salvarani, Carlo, McGonagle, Dennis, Scarpa, Raffaele, Caso, Francesco

Source: Clinical rheumatology. 38(3):903-911

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Ultrasound Examination of Common Carotid Adventitial Thickness Can Differentiate Takayasu Arteritis and Large Vessel Giant Cell Arteritis.

Authors: Macchioni, Pierluigi¹ (AUTHOR) giuseppe.germano@ausl.re.it, Germanò, Giuseppe¹ (AUTHOR) nicolo.girolimetto@ausl.re.it, Girolimetto, Nicolò¹ (AUTHOR) giulia.klinowski@ausl.re.it, Klinowski, Giulia¹ (AUTHOR) letizia.gavioli@ausl.re.it, Gavioli, Letizia¹ (AUTHOR) francesco.muratore@ausl.re.it, Muratore, Francesco^1,2 (AUTHOR) alessia.laneri@ausl.re.it, Laneri, Alessia¹ (AUTHOR) chiara.marvisi@ausl.re.it, Ricordi, Caterina^1,2 (AUTHOR) luca.magnani@ausl.re.it, Marvisi, Chiara^1,2 (AUTHOR) carlo.salvarani@ausl.re.it, Magnani, Luca¹ (AUTHOR), Salvarani, Carlo^1,2 (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of Personalized Medicine. Jun2024, Vol. 14 Issue 6, p627. 11p.

Subject Terms: *GIANT cell arteritis, *TAKAYASU arteritis, *ULTRASONIC imaging, *LOGISTIC regression analysis, *DISEASE duration

Long-term remission in biopsy proven giant cell arteritis: A retrospective cohort study

Authors: Restuccia, Giovanna, Boiardi, Luigi, Cavazza, Alberto, Catanoso, Mariagrazia, Macchioni, Pierluigi, Muratore, Francesco, Soriano, Alessandra, Cimino, Luca, Aldigeri, Raffaella, Crescentini, Filippo, Pipitone, Nicolò, Salvarani, Carlo

Source: In Journal of Autoimmunity February 2017 77:39-44

Clinical Features and Prevalence of Spondyloarthritis in a Cohort of Italian Patients Presenting with Acute Nongranulomatous Anterior Uveitis.

Authors: Bolletta, Elena¹ (AUTHOR), Macchioni, Pierluigi² (AUTHOR), Citriniti, Giorgia² (AUTHOR), Mastrofilippo, Valentina¹ (AUTHOR), Aldigeri, Raffaella³ (AUTHOR), De Simone, Luca¹ (AUTHOR), Gozzi, Fabrizio¹ (AUTHOR), Adani, Chantal¹ (AUTHOR), Sangiovanni, Anna¹ (AUTHOR), Posarelli, Chiara⁴ (AUTHOR), Figus, Michele⁴ (AUTHOR), Muratore, Francesco² (AUTHOR), Pipitone, Nicolò² (AUTHOR), Salvarani, Carlo^2,5 (AUTHOR), Cimino, Luca^1,5 (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of Immunology Research. 1/18/2022, p1-9. 9p. 1 Diagram, 5 Charts.

Subject Terms: *IRIDOCYCLITIS, *FAMILY history (Medicine), *EYE inflammation, *HLA-B27 antigen, *UVEA

Geographic Terms: ITALY

Symptomatic psoriatic dactylitis is associated with ultrasound determined extra-synovial inflammatory features and shorter disease duration

Authors: Girolimetto, Nicolò, Costa, Luisa, Mancarella, Luana, Addimanda, Olga, Bottiglieri, Paolo, Santelli, Francesco, Meliconi, Riccardo, Peluso, Rosario, Del Puente, Antonio, Macchioni, Pierluigi, Salvarani, Carlo, McGonagle, Dennis, Scarpa, Raffaele, Caso, Francesco

Source: Clinical rheumatology. 38(3):903-911

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Subclinical giant cell arteritis increases the risk of relapse in polymyalgia rheumatica.

Authors: De Miguel, Eugenio, Karalilova, Rositsa, Macchioni, Pierluigi, Ponte, Cristina, Conticini, Edoardo, Cowley, Sharon, Tomelleri, Alessandro, Monti, Sara, Monjo, Irene, Batalov, Zguro, Klinowski, Giulia, Falsetti, Paolo, Kane, David J., Campochiaro, Corrado, Hočevar, Alojzija

Source: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases; Mar2024, Vol. 83 Issue 3, p335-341, 9p

Prevalence and characteristics of subclinical giant cell arteritis in polymyalgia rheumatica.

Authors: Miguel, Eugenio De¹ eugenio.demiguel@gmail.com, Macchioni, Pierluigi², Conticini, Edoardo³, Campochiaro, Corrado⁴, Karalilova, Rositsa⁵, Monti, Sara⁶, Ponte, Cristina⁷, Klinowski, Giulia², Monjo-Henry, Irene¹, Falsetti, Paolo³, Batalov, Zguro⁵, Tomelleri, Alessandro⁴, Hocevar, Alojzija⁸

Source: Rheumatology. Jan2024, Vol. 63 Issue 1, p158-164. 7p.

Subject Terms: *GIANT cell arteritis diagnosis, *RESEARCH, *AXILLARY artery, *PAIN, *SUBCLAVIAN artery, *CROSS-sectional method, *GIANT cell arteritis, *COMPARATIVE studies, *POLYMYALGIA rheumatica, *DISEASE prevalence, *LONGITUDINAL method, *VASCULITIS

Geographic Terms: EUROPE