Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD Renal artery stenosis is the narrowing of one or both blood vessels to the kidneys. The ...

Nellie Zygiel of Fairhaven has battled illness much of her life. Diagnosed with a rare disease, her life has been saved ...

A significant percentage of patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) demonstrate coronary artery calcification (CAC) on imaging, with variations by ANCA ...

5 A new EUVAS (European Vasculitis Study Group) study has demonstrated that capture ELISA is superior to direct ELISA for PR3-ANCA detection in Wegener's granulomatosis. 6 The best strategy to ...

Some of the common autoimmune diseases that are quite familiar to the public are Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Vitiligo, ...

Medscape Medical News, October 08, 2024 Frailty Outweighs Age in Predicting ANCA Vasculitis Outcomes Frailty emerged as an independent risk factor for severe infection and end-stage renal disease ...

Identification of risk factors for relapse of ANCA-associated small-vessel vasculitis would allow therapy ... of resistance also rose with severity of kidney disease. Of the patients who attained ...

These can affect organs like kidneys, leading to conditions such ... Multiple Sclerosis, Vasculitis, etc. Salient characteristics of autoimmune diseases are as follows: Autoimmune diseases are ...