Giant cell aortitis: clinical presentation and outcomes in 40 patients consecutively operated on [AORTIC SURGERY]

CONCLUSIONS GCA of the thoracic aorta may be suspected in less than 25% of patients preoperatively. Clinical presentation may be acute or chronic with localized or diffused aortic involvement but always involved the ascending aorta. Surgery may be performed with excellent outcomes. Follow-up imaging is mandatory to assess aortic progression.
Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: Electrophysiology - arrhythmias, Pericardium AORTIC SURGERY Source Type: research