Isolated (idiopathic) active aortitis in ascending aortic aneurysms: An underrecognized vasculitis

Revista Espanola de Patologia

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 175-180

  Val Bernal, Jose Fernando ^a   Carnicero, Silvia ^a   Garijo, María Francisca ^a   Enjuto, Javier ^b   Herreros, Jesús ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

^b Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Aortic aneurysm; Giant cell aortitis; Giant cell arteritis; Idiopathic aortitis; Isolated aortitis; Non specific aortitis; Occult aortitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTIC VALVE REPAIR; AORTITIS; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; CASE REPORT; DACRON IMPLANT; DESCENDING AORTA; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISOLATED ACTIVE AORTITIS; MEDICAL HISTORY; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SMOKING; SYNCOPE; VASCULITIS;

EID: 84864739312     PISSN: 16998855     EISSN: 1988561X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.patol.2011.11.004     Document Type: Article

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