Alwin Sebastian

Summary Giant cell arteritis is a critically ischaemic disease with protean manifestations that require urgent diagnosis and treatment. European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) recommendations advocate ultrasonography as the first investigation for suspected giant cell arteritis. We developed a prediction tool that sequentially combines clinical assessment, as determined by the Southend Giant Cell Arteritis Probability Score (SGCAPS), with results of quantitative ultrasonography.

Response to: ‘Correspondence to ‘Slope sign’: a feature of large vessel vasculitis?’ by Milchert et al Free Alwin Sebastian, Abdul Kayani, http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5523-6534Bhaskar Dasgupta Rheumatology, Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, UK Correspondence to Prof Bhaskar Dasgupta, Rheumatology, Southend Univeristy Hospital NHS Trust, Westcliff-on-sea SS0 0RY, UK; bhaskar.dasgupta{at}southend.nhs.uk Statistics from Altmetric.com giant cell arteritis...

Probability-based algorithm using ultrasound and additional tests for suspected GCA in a fast-track clinic http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9562-6748Alwin Sebastian1, http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5440-2078Alessandro Tomelleri1,2, Abdul Kayani1, Diana Prieto-Pena1,3, Chavini Ranasinghe1 and http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5523-6534Bhaskar Dasgupta1 1 Rheumatology, Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Westcliff-on-Sea, UK 2 Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases, San...