| Study | Reason for exclusion |
|---|---|
| Berger 2009 | Retrospective case series study of both clinical suspected giant cell arteritis and biopsy‐proven giant cell arteritis |
| Chuang 1982 | Retrospective case series with 15/96 patients diagnosed with giant cell arteritis |
| Dubey 2011 | Case report of 2 patients with biopsy‐proven giant cell arteritis, who were managed with intravenous heparin and intravenous methylprednisolone |
| Espinoza 2005 | Editorial on Nesher 2004a |
| Lee 2006 | Retrospective study, with 73% biopsy‐proven giant cell arteritis |
| Liozon 2001 | Prospective case series, with 84% biopsy‐proven giant cell arteritis |
| Narvaez 2008 | Retrospective study |
| Nesher 2004a | Retrospective study |
| Souza 2013 | Retrospective study |