Open AccessGiant cell arteritis causing annuloaortic ectasia
Author(s) -
S. Padma,
Mahesh Gopalakrishnan,
K Sajitha,
BD Impana
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
heart india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2321-6638
pISSN - 2321-449X
DOI - 10.4103/2321-449x.140234
Subject(s) - medicine , giant cell arteritis , ectasia , ascending aorta , arteritis , aneurysm , surgery , aorta , radiology , vasculitis , disease
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a rare cause of ascending aortic aneurysm. We present here a 50-year-old patient who was clinically diagnosed with annuloaortic ectasia. She was successfully treated by Bentall′s operation. Histopathologically, the findings were of GCA. GCA should be suspected when older women presented with aortic aneurysm and continued surveillance of remaining aorta is necessary