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Aortitis

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Diagnosis and Treatment of Aortic Diseases

Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 212))

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Inflammatory disease of the aorta has been a concept surrounded by great confusion. One major reason has been the lack of a systematic approach or classification of the vascular inflammation reflecting the pathogenesis of a disease which is at present quite limited. The rarity of the disease has been the major obstacle in allowing for the analysis of the disease. Fundamentally, the aorta is susceptible to any disease involving the vasculature. From an etiological standpoint, the aortic inflammatory disease can be classified into two major subgroups, of those involving a specific origin (e.g. infection) and those due to nonspecific or unknown origin (e.g. Takayasu’s aortitis). Clinical aspects can be further applied, as the aortic inflammation may be found as a component of systemic disease (e.g. bacterial infection, collagen disease) or be a localized lesion. Another aspect is the phasic nature of the disease, being an acute entity (e.g. bacterial infection) or chronic process (e.g. Takayasu’s aortitis). To undertake and establish a systematic approach is essential in the true understanding of the pathogenesis.

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  1. Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

    Christoph A. Nienaber

  2. Institute of Radiology and Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital S. Orsola, Bologna, Italy

    Rossella Fattori

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Suzuki, T. (1999). Aortitis. In: Nienaber, C.A., Fattori, R. (eds) Diagnosis and Treatment of Aortic Diseases. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 212. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4828-3_6

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