2013
AB0777 Computed tomodensitometric (CT) angiographic imaging characteristics of idiopathic aortitis: A case control study
Chowdhary V, Crowson C, Warrington K, Vrtiska T. AB0777 Computed tomodensitometric (CT) angiographic imaging characteristics of idiopathic aortitis: A case control study. Annals Of The Rheumatic Diseases 2013, 71: 683. DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-eular.777.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAtherosclerotic risk factorsCase-control studyIdiopathic aortitisThoracic aortaLymphoplasmacytic inflammationAortic diameterAortic aneurysmRisk factorsSecondary causesGiant cellsTraditional atherosclerotic risk factorsRetrospective case-control studyAortic wall destructionPrevalence of hypertensionPresence of hypertensionYear of surgeryAortic wall thickeningLeft subclavian arteryCombination of smokingThoracic aortic aneurysmPatient case recordsPresence of calcificationLarger luminal diameterYears of ageWall circumference
2009
Cardiovascular risk factors and acute-phase response in idiopathic ascending aortitis: a case control study
Chowdhary VR, Crowson CS, Liang KP, Michet CJ, Miller DV, Warrington KJ, Matteson EL. Cardiovascular risk factors and acute-phase response in idiopathic ascending aortitis: a case control study. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2009, 11: r29. PMID: 19250534, PMCID: PMC2688264, DOI: 10.1186/ar2633.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsErythrocyte sedimentation rateCase-control studyRisk factorsIdiopathic aortitisAortic aneurysmControl studyElevated acute phase reactantsC-reactive protein levelsCardiovascular risk factorsResultsThe mean ageAscending Aortic AneurysmAcute phase reactantsAcute phase responseActive smokingAscending aortitisInflammatory markersLymphoplasmacytic inflammationSystemic inflammationDiabetes mellitusMean ageControl subjectsRare conditionThoracic aortaFamily historyFemale gender