Elaine Chau

1. Introduction Immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a systemic immune-related condition that was first recognized in 2003 and is characterized by infiltration of IgG4-positive plasma cells and fibrosis in systemic organs and elevation of serum IgG4 levels. Approximately 1/5 of IgG4-RD patients have large vessel involvement in the form of aortitis or periaortitis [1] [2]. IgG4-related coronary arteritis cases are rare and limited to case reports and small case series [3]-[8].

Two senior women were assaulted this spring as they went about their errands in Vancouver's Chinatown and Downtown Eastside. The attacks left them with far more than bruises. Judy Cheung is one of two women who spoke to CBC News after being assaulted in Vancouver's Chinatown. (Ben Nelms/CBC) To Linh Diep is no stranger to hardship.

[Skip to Content Landing] Original Investigation May 28, 2019 JAMA Intern Med. 2019;179(7):934-941. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.0489 Full Text Key Points Question Is the dissemination of the Initiating Dialysis Early and Late randomized clinical trial associated with changes in the proportion of patients who initiate dialysis early in Canada?