Sabrina Arnold, Pia Wallmeier, Arlette Tais, Gabriele Ihorst, Marco Janoschke, Fabian Schubach, Peer Aries, Raoul Bergner, Jan Phillip Bremer, Norman Görl, Eva Gutdeutsch, Bernhard Hellmich, Jörg Henes, Bimba Franziska Hoyer, Antje Kangowski, Ina Kötter, Martin Krusche, Tim Magnus, Claudia Metzler, Ulf Müller-Ladner, Jana Petersen, Anke Reichelt de Tenorio, Matthias Schaier, Jan Henrik Schirmer, Ulf Schönermarck, Jens Thiel, Leonore Unger, Nils Venhoff, Julia Weinmann-Menke, Christof Iking-Konert, Peter Lamprecht
OBJECTIVES: Prospective long-term observational data on the disease course of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) were missing in Germany to date. Therefore, the Joint Vasculitis Registry in German-speaking countries (GeVas) has been established to follow the course of patients with AAV. The aim of this study is to present baseline data of patients with newly diagnosed and relapsing AAV enrolled in the GeVas registry. METHODS: GeVas is a prospective, web-based, multicentre, clinician-driven registry for the documentation of organ manifestations, damage, long-term outcomes, and therapy regimens in various types of vasculitis...
April 12, 2024: Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology