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Approximately 40% of patients may have involvement of the aorta or its branches, which has a poor prognosis, although this is often asymptomatic at diagnosis. ...The gold standard to confirm the diagnosis is temporal artery biopsy. However, Doppler ultrasound and va …
Approximately 40% of patients may have involvement of the aorta or its branches, which has a poor prognosis, although this is often a …