Giant cell arteritis causing annuloaortic ectasia
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 olde...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Heart India |
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| Online Access: | http://www.heartindia.net/article.asp?issn=2321-449x;year=2014;volume=2;issue=3;spage=86;epage=87;aulast=Padma |