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Thoracic aortic aneurysms due to giant cell aortitis

Author(s) -

Muhammad Arshad Cheema,

David H. MacIver

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of the royal society of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38

H-Index - 81

eISSN - 1758-1095

pISSN - 0141-0768

DOI - 10.1177/0141076816648294

Subject(s) - aortitis , medicine , bicuspid aortic valve , thoracic aortic aneurysm , marfan syndrome , aortic aneurysm , aneurysm , thoracic aorta , aortic valve , giant cell , aortic rupture , radiology , surgery , aorta , pathology

We present three cases of thoracic aortic aneurysms caused by giant cell aortitis. Thoracic aortic aneurysms are common and usually related to hypertension, a bicuspid aortic valve or connective tissue diseases such as Marfan syndrome. Our report serves as a reminder that giant cell aortitis is an unusual yet very important cause of thoracic aortic aneurysm.

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