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Daniël Blockmans

Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven · BE
Area of research
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine · Rheumatology
Research interest
Research interests include Vasculitis and related conditions, Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases, Otitis Media and Relapsing Polychondritis, and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research.
h-index
58
citations
16,524
works
362
NIH funding
primary concept
Medicine
email

Recent publications

Association between anti-synthetase syndrome and malignancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
Cough as a clinical manifestation of giant cell arteritis.
2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography Imaging Assessment Within a Randomized Controlled Trial in Giant Cell Arteritis.
2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
Spectrum and significance of 18F-FDG-PET/CT abnormalities in VEXAS syndrome.
2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
A Phase 3 Trial of Upadacitinib for Giant-Cell Arteritis
New England Journal of Medicine 2025cited by 70position: firstdoi
Why, how and when to look for occult giant cell arteritis in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica.
2025cited by 2position: contributordoi
External validation of the polymyalgia rheumatica impact scale: a prospective cohort study.
2025cited by 1position: contributordoi
Large vessel vasculitis is a risk factor for relapse only in giant cell arteritis patients without polymyalgia rheumatica.
2025cited by 1position: contributordoi
Highlights from the breakout session: imaging in disease assessment.
2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
EULAR recommendations for the use of imaging in large vessel vasculitis in clinical practice: 2023 update.
2024cited by 206position: contributordoi
Prevalence, characteristics, and outcome of subclinical vasculitis in polymyalgia rheumatica: a retrospective cohort study.
2024cited by 9position: contributordoi
Comparison of diagnostic spectrum between inflammation of unknown origin and fever of unknown origin: A systematic review and meta-analysis
European Journal of Internal Medicine 2024cited by 9position: contributordoi
Comparison of symptoms between diagnosis and relapse in giant cell arteritis: a retrospective cohort study.
2024cited by 3position: contributordoi
EULAR recommendations for the management of ANCA-associated vasculitis: 2022 update
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2023cited by 635position: middledoi
EULAR recommendations for the use of imaging in large vessel vasculitis in clinical practice: 2023 update
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2023cited by 323position: middledoi
Diagnostic yield of combined cranial and large vessel PET/CT, ultrasound and MRI in giant cell arteritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Autoimmunity Reviews 2023cited by 57position: lastdoi
Association Between Vascular <sup>18</sup>F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Uptake at Diagnosis and Change in Aortic Dimensions in Giant Cell Arteritis
Annals of Internal Medicine 2023cited by 48position: lastdoi
Recommendations for early referral of individuals with suspected polymyalgia rheumatica: an initiative from the international giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica study group
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2023cited by 43position: middledoi
Higher diagnostic yield of 18F-FDG PET in inflammation of unknown origin compared to fever of unknown origin
European Journal of Internal Medicine 2023cited by 13position: contributordoi
Association between diagnostic outcomes and symptom pattern in fever and inflammation of unknown origin
European Journal of Internal Medicine 2023cited by 5position: contributordoi
The 2022 American College of Rheumatology/EULAR classification criteria for giant cell arteritis and Takayasu arteritis: comment on the articles by Ponte et al and Grayson et al.
2023cited by 2position: contributordoi
OP0102 IDENTIFICATION OF NEW RISK LOCI AND PATHWAYS INVOLVED IN GCA PATHOGENESIS BY A GENOME-WIDE STUDY
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2023cited by 0position: middledoi
Efficacy and safety of mavrilimumab in giant cell arteritis: a phase 2, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2022cited by 119position: middledoi
Subclinical giant cell arteritis in new onset polymyalgia rheumatica A systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data
Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism 2022cited by 88position: middledoi
Epidemiology and predictors of relapse in giant cell arteritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Joint Bone Spine 2022cited by 39position: lastdoi
Mass spectrometry-based identification of new anti-Ly and known antisynthetase autoantibodies
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2022cited by 34position: middledoi
Mepolizumab Reduces Hypereosinophilic Syndrome Flares Irrespective of Blood Eosinophil Count and Interleukin-5
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice 2022cited by 20position: middledoi
Case Report: VEXAS Syndrome: From Mild Symptoms to Life-Threatening Macrophage Activation Syndrome
Frontiers in Immunology 2021cited by 101position: middledoi
Systemic autoinflammatory disease in adults
Autoimmunity Reviews 2021cited by 61position: middledoi
Safety and Efficacy of Mepolizumab in Hypereosinophilic Syndrome: An Open-Label Extension Study
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice 2021cited by 44position: middledoi

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Frequent collaborators

· 20 papers (2019–2026) · 12 papers (2021–2026)Steven Vanderschueren · Rega Institute for Medical Research11 papers (2017–2026)Xavier Bossuyt · KU Leuven10 papers (2012–2022)René Westhovens · Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven7 papers (2012–2018)Ellen De Langhe · Rega Institute for Medical Research7 papers (2012–2022)María C. Cid · Indiana University School of Medicine6 papers (2013–2025)Ellen De Langhe · UCLouvain5 papers (2024–2026) · 5 papers (2024–2026)Albrecht Betrains · UCLouvain5 papers (2021–2023)Geert Molenberghs · Qatar University5 papers (2022–2025)Bernhard Hellmich · University of Tübingen4 papers (2016–2025)Elena Csernok · University of Tübingen4 papers (2016–2017)Niels Rasmussen · University of Rochester Medical Center4 papers (2016–2017) · 4 papers (2023–2026)Jan Damoiseaux · Maine Farmland Trust4 papers (2016–2017)Pieter van Paassen · Maastricht University Medical Centre4 papers (2016–2017)Pieter Vermeersch · Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven4 papers (2012–2017) · 4 papers (2016–2017)David Jayne · University of Colorado Denver4 papers (2013–2019)