About the Large Vessel Vasculitis Working Group
Large-vessel vasculitis (LVV) is a rare set of diseases that mainly affect the aorta and its primary branches. The most common of the diseases are giant cell arteritis (GCA) and Takayasu arteritis (TA). Mainly because of the rarity of these diseases, there is no standardized protocol on how to monitor patients, when to repeat arterial imaging, or when to change therapy. This situation leads to significant variations in clinical practice. In the last 5 years, the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Vasculitis Working Group has been developing a core set of domains in LVV. The working group recognizes the need to obtain final endorsement of the domains prior to selecting and/or developing associated outcome measurement instruments.

Sibel Aydin
Co-Chair

Haner Direskeneli
Co-Chair

Sarah Mackie
Co-Chair

Peter Merkel
Co-Chair
Fahimeh Farjami - PRP
William Lichliter - PRP
Marleen Morrison - PRP
Pauline Parris - PRP
Working Group Publications
Working Group Members:
Fatma Alibaz-Oner
Sibel Aydin
Christian Dejaco
Haner Direskeneli
Fahimeh Farjami
Peter Grayson
Gülen Hatemi
Tanaz Kermani
William Lichliter
Sarah Mackie
Alfred Mahr
Alexa Meara
Peter Merkel
Nataliya Milman
Sara Monti
Marleen Morrison
Yesim Ozguler
Pauline Parris
Kaitlin Quinn
Joanna Robson
Beverly Shea
Gunnar Tómasson
Peter Tugwell