TY - JOUR
T1 - Aortitis
AU - Bossone, Eduardo
AU - Pluchinotta, Francesca R
AU - Andreas, Martin
AU - Blanc, Philippe
AU - Citro, Rodolfo
AU - Limongelli, Giuseppe
AU - Della Corte, Alessandro
AU - Parikh, Ankit
AU - Frigiola, Alessandro
AU - Lerakis, Stamatios
AU - Ehrlich, Marek
AU - Aboyans, Victor
N1 - Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2016/5
Y1 - 2016/5
N2 - Aortitis encompasses all conditions, infectious or non-infectious, leading to different types of inflammation of the aortic wall. The clinical manifestations are usually nonspecific, as are laboratory findings, and sometimes may mimic other diseases. Imaging modalities can help in the assessment of these patients and are often required for making the final diagnosis. It is extremely important to establish an early diagnosis in order to treat timely potentially life-threatening conditions. Anti-inflammatory drugs, antibiotics, sometimes in combination with surgical or endovascular therapies, are proposed according to etiology and disease severity. This review focuses on the classification, epidemiology, diagnostic approach, and management of aortitis with which physicians should be familiar.
AB - Aortitis encompasses all conditions, infectious or non-infectious, leading to different types of inflammation of the aortic wall. The clinical manifestations are usually nonspecific, as are laboratory findings, and sometimes may mimic other diseases. Imaging modalities can help in the assessment of these patients and are often required for making the final diagnosis. It is extremely important to establish an early diagnosis in order to treat timely potentially life-threatening conditions. Anti-inflammatory drugs, antibiotics, sometimes in combination with surgical or endovascular therapies, are proposed according to etiology and disease severity. This review focuses on the classification, epidemiology, diagnostic approach, and management of aortitis with which physicians should be familiar.
KW - Aortitis
KW - Biomarkers
KW - Echocardiography
KW - Humans
KW - Magnetic Resonance Angiography
KW - Positron-Emission Tomography
KW - Journal Article
KW - Review
U2 - 10.1016/j.vph.2015.11.084
DO - 10.1016/j.vph.2015.11.084
M3 - Article
C2 - 26721213
VL - 80
SP - 1
EP - 10
JO - Vascular Pharmacology
JF - Vascular Pharmacology
SN - 1537-1891
ER -