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. 2017 Sep 21;2(6):1018–1031. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2017.09.008

Table 1.

Currently active European vasculitis registries

Registry details Czech Republic France Ireland and the UK Norway Poland Portugal Spain
Name of the registry Czech Registry of AAV FVSG Registry UKIVAS NorVas Polish Vasculitis Registry Reuma.pt / Vasculitis REVAS
Start date 2009 1981 2010 2014 2015 2014 1990
Type of vasculitis AAV (to be extended) All All All All All All
Patients (n) 850 3304 3710 399 650 574 1650
Centres (n) 16 101 51 8 13 9 25
Medical specialties Various Various Various Rheumatology
(nephrology invited)
Various Rheumatology Internal medicine
Adapted for routine care No Yes (recent) No Yes No Yes No
Features captured demographics Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Classification/diagnosis EMA CHCC CHCC CHCC and ACR CHCC CHCC and ACR CHCC
Clinical features Yes Yes Yes No (BVAS) Yes Yes Yes
BVAS Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
VDI Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
FFS No Yes No No No Yes Yes
Laboratory Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Biopsy Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Treatment Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Adverse events Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Deaths Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Informed consent Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Funding Public/industry Public Public Public Public/industry Industry
Biosampling Yes Yes Yes Yes (to be started) Yes Yes No

AAV, antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)−associated vasculitis; ACR, American College of Rheumatology; BVAS, Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score; CHCC, Chapel Hill Consensus Conference; EMA, European Medicines Agency; FFS, Five factor score; FVSG, French Vasculitis Study Group; ICD, International Classification of Diseases; NorVas, Norwegian Vasculitis & Biobank Registry; REVAS, “Registro Español de Vasculitis Sistemicas,” Spanish Registry of systemic vasculitides; UKIVAS, UK and Ireland Vasculitis Registry; VDI, Vasculitis Damage Index.