Aortic dissection and accelerated aneurysmal degeneration in a patient with giant cell arteritis

Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques

Christine MacColl, MD¹  Salpy Kelian, MD²  Maged Metias, MSc, MD³  Vikram Iyer, MD⁴  Theodore Rapanos, MSc, MD⁴ 

[1] Correspondence: Maged Metias, MSc, MD, Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, 237 Barton St East, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8L 2X2;Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada;Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada;Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada;

关键词: Giant cell arteritis;    Aortic dissection;    Aortic aneurysm;    Aortitis;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is associated with nonatheromatous aortic pathology. Here we present a case in which a 76-year-old woman with a biopsy-proven history of GCA and a previous repair of her ascending aortic aneurysm presents with an acute dissection of a 4-cm aneurysm in the descending thoracic aorta. It was treated using endovascular techniques. This report adds to a growing body of evidence that GCA is a risk factor for aortic dissection and nonatheromatous aortic aneurysms.

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