Giant cell aortitis with histopathologic and clinical response to steroid therapy: A case report

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 132, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1467-1468

  Blumstein, Howard ^a   Kerr, Leslie Dubin ^a   Fallon, John T ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; PREDNISONE; STEROID;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AORTA DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY SURGERY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; GIANT CELL AORTITIS; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM;

AGED; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS;

EID: 33751425100     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.06.043     Document Type: Article

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