Aortitis is a general term denoting inflammation of the aortic wall. Various infectious and non-infectious diseases can be complicated by aortitis; in addition, isolated idiopathic aortitis has also been described. In a 12-year nationwide Danish population-based study, the prevalence of aortitis among 1,210 resected thoracic aorta samples was 6.1%, with nearly three-quarters of cases being idiopathic. Identified risk factors for aortitis included advanced age, a history of connective tissue disease, diabetes mellitus, and heart valve pathology. As in virtually all pathological studies, this study has a bias toward reporting the most severe cases of aortitis requiring surgical repair.

Idiopathic aortitis: an underrecognized vasculitis / Pipitone, Nicolò; Salvarani, Carlo. - In: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. - ISSN 1478-6362. - 13:4(2011), pp. 119-119. [10.1186/ar3389]

Idiopathic aortitis: an underrecognized vasculitis

SALVARANI, CARLO
2011

Abstract

Aortitis is a general term denoting inflammation of the aortic wall. Various infectious and non-infectious diseases can be complicated by aortitis; in addition, isolated idiopathic aortitis has also been described. In a 12-year nationwide Danish population-based study, the prevalence of aortitis among 1,210 resected thoracic aorta samples was 6.1%, with nearly three-quarters of cases being idiopathic. Identified risk factors for aortitis included advanced age, a history of connective tissue disease, diabetes mellitus, and heart valve pathology. As in virtually all pathological studies, this study has a bias toward reporting the most severe cases of aortitis requiring surgical repair.
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Idiopathic aortitis: an underrecognized vasculitis / Pipitone, Nicolò; Salvarani, Carlo. - In: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. - ISSN 1478-6362. - 13:4(2011), pp. 119-119. [10.1186/ar3389]
Pipitone, Nicolò; Salvarani, Carlo
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