Persistent aortic inflammation in patients with giant cell arteritis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the clinicopathologic features of patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) who had thoracic aorta aneurysm or dissection surgery.

Methods

Patients who had thoracic aorta surgery between January 1, 2000, and December 31, 2021, at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, were identified with current procedural terminology (CPT) codes. The identified patients were screened for a prior diagnosis of GCA with diagnostic codes and electronic text search. The available medical records of all the patients of interest were manually reviewed. Thoracic aorta tissues obtained during surgery were re-evaluated in detail by pathologists. The clinicopathologic features of these patients were analyzed. Overall observed survival was compared with lifetable rates from th

SUBMITTER: Kaymakci MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10528001 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature