aortitis
Sign in to saveAlso known as Aortitis (disorder), Aortitis NOS, aortaitis, aorta inflammation
Aortitis is the inflammation of the aortic wall. The disorder is potentially life-threatening and rare. It is reported that there are only 1–3 new cases of aortitis per year per million people in the United States and Europe. Aortitis is most common in people 10 to 40 years of age.
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Within Vinony's link graph, aortitis is referenced by 158 other articles, and connects out to atherosclerosis, intracranial aneurysm and arteriolosclerosis.
It sits within the topics IgG4-related disease and Vascular diseases.
Its subject is documented across 14 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Medical condition (new).name
- Aortitis
- Medical condition (new).diagnosis
- ANA, ANCA
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Research
3,715 papers- [Aortitis].La Revue de medecine interne · 2024
- Aortitis: recent advances, current concepts and future possibilities.Heart (British Cardiac Society) · 2021
- Aortitis.Vascular pharmacology · 2016
- Aortitis: an update.Current opinion in rheumatology · 2021
- Aortitis - An Interdisciplinary Challenge.In vivo (Athens, Greece) · 2021
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Diagnosis
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Aortitis is the inflammation of the aortic wall. The disorder is potentially life-threatening and rare. It is reported that there are only 1–3 new cases of aortitis per year per million people in the United States and Europe. Aortitis is most common in people 10 to 40 years of age.
==Causes== This inflammation has a number of possible causes, including trauma, viral or bacterial infections (notably, syphilis), and certain immune disorders and connective tissue diseases.
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