Noninfectious Ascending Aortitis: A Case Series of 64 Patients
Liang KP, Chowdhary VR, Michet CJ, Miller DV, Sundt TM, Connolly HM, Crowson CS, Matteson EL, Warrington KJ. Noninfectious Ascending Aortitis: A Case Series of 64 Patients. The Journal Of Rheumatology 2009, 36: 2290-2297. PMID: 19648309, DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.090081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGiant cell arteritisAscending aortitisClinical presentationPreoperative erythrocyte sedimentation rateAortic aneurysm resectionMedian followup timePolymyalgia rheumatica symptomsRetrospective medical recordsErythrocyte sedimentation rateMajor aortic branchesAbsence of historyAdditional vascular abnormalitiesAneurysm resectionNoninfectious aortitisRheumatologic historyConstitutional symptomsCell arteritisImaging abnormalitiesInitial presentationSuch patientsCase seriesClinicopathologic featuresFollowup timeAbdominal aneurysmClinical entityCardiovascular 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