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Mortality in isolated polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis is not increased: evidence from cohort data

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: A recent study published in Arthritis Research and Therapy by Tengesdal et al. reported that patients with isolated polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA) do not have increased all-cause mortality compared with the general population. Regarding this, we present data from our own previous investigation in northwest Spain, which also showed no increased mortality in 185 patients with PMR or 109 patients with biopsy-confirmed GCA. In this regard, in the northwest Spanish GCA group, mortality was primarily due to cardiovascular causes and was comparable to that of the general population. These findings support the conclusion that neither PMR nor GCA significantly affects life expectancy when appropriately diagnosed and treated.

Source: Clinical and Experimental Medicine

DOI: 10.1007/s10238-025-01884-9

Authors: Miguel Ángel González-Gay, Carlos García-Porrúa

Institutions: Universidad de Cantabria, Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Hospital Universitario Lucus Augusti

Language: English

Topic: Vasculitis and related conditions

Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,790