Proceedings of the 10th International Vasculitis and ANCA Workshop

III. DIAGNOSTIC MODALITIES, SURROGATE MARKERS OF DISEASE ACTIVITY, AND TOOLS FOR OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS
Moderators: Carol Langford and Raashid Luqmani

Keynote Presentations
Cytokines in giant-cell arteritis
Jörg J. Goronzy and Cornelia M. Weyand

Utility of imaging studies in assessment of vascular inflammation
Daniël Blockmans

Measuring disease activity and outcomes in clinical studies
Raashid Luqmani

Plenary Session Abstracts (19-21)
19-022. Increases of PR3 and MPO gene transcription in circulating leukocyte of ANCA-associated disease correlate with disease activity
J.J. Yang, G.A. Preston, D.A. Alcorta, B.D. Phillips, R.P. Thomas, S.L. Hogan, J.C. Jennette, R.J. Falk

20-119. Cardiac involvement in Wegener's granulomatosis: Echocardiographic features and clinical outcomes
G.H.M. Oliveira, J.B. Seward, U. Specks

21-041. Endothelial microparticles: Just blood "dust," or a "must" for the diagnosis and monitoring of disease activity in childhood vasculitides?
P.A. Brogan, V. Shah, C. Brachet, N. Klein, M.J. Dillon

Keynote Presentation
Diagnostic strategies in vasculitis affecting the central nervous system
Leonard H. Calabrese

Plenary Session Abstracts (22-23)
Moderator: Leonard Calabrese

22-082. Circulating endothelial cells and vasculitis
A. Woywodt, F. Streiber, K. de Groot, H. Haller, M. Haubitz

23-051. Diffuse endothelial dysfunction is a common feature of SNV
P.A. Bacon, D.M. Carruthers, A.D. Diler, K. Raza, J. Townend