Giant cell arteritis causing annuloaortic ectasia

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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Main Authors: Shetty Kailkere Padma, Mundayat Gopalakrishnan, K Sajitha, B D Impana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Heart India
Subjects:
Annuloaortic ectasia
aortic regurgitation
giant cell arteritis
Online Access:http://www.heartindia.net/article.asp?issn=2321-449x;year=2014;volume=2;issue=3;spage=86;epage=87;aulast=Padma
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2321-449X

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