2017
Clinically isolated aortitis: pitfalls, progress, and possibilities
Cinar I, Wang H, Stone J. Clinically isolated aortitis: pitfalls, progress, and possibilities. Cardiovascular Pathology 2017, 29: 23-32. PMID: 28500877, DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2017.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGiant cell arteritisExtracranial giant cell arteritisNon-infectious aortitisSubsequent aortic eventsSystemic rheumatologic diseaseComputed tomography scanningMagnetic resonance imagingPositron emission tomographyGiant cell patternAortic eventsImmunosuppressive therapyInfectious aortitisSystemic vasculitisCell arteritisRheumatologic diseasesClinical evidenceSystemic disordersAortic imagingAortitisAortic tissuePatientsResonance imagingTomography scanningEmission tomographyMultiple studies
2011
Giant cell aortitis of the ascending aorta without signs or symptoms of systemic vasculitis is associated with elevated risk of distal aortic events
Wang H, Smith R, Spooner A, Isselbacher E, Cambria R, MacGillivray T, Stone J, Stone J. Giant cell aortitis of the ascending aorta without signs or symptoms of systemic vasculitis is associated with elevated risk of distal aortic events. Arthritis & Rheumatism 2011, 64: 317-319. PMID: 21953530, DOI: 10.1002/art.33343.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistal aortic eventsGiant cell aortitisAortic eventsSystemic vasculitisElevated riskAortitisVasculitisAortaSymptoms