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Predictive data for the development of aortic dilatation (AD) in giant-cell arteritis (GCA) are controversial. The aim was to investigate by computed tomography (CT) the prevalence of AD in a consecutive cohort of GCA patients and controls, and to identify possible predictors for AD. GCA patients and controls were identified by electronic search and underwent aortic contrast enhanced CT defining AD by aortic diameter adjusted to age, gender and body surface area. Pulse-wave velocity, intima-media thickness (IMT) and laboratory studies i