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Overview
Natural History
If left untreated, infectious aortitis is associated with a high rate of rupture and subsequent mortality. Aortitis due to either giant cell arteritis or Takayasu arteritis has a high rate of recurrence despite therapy. [1]
Complications
Common complications of aortitis include:[1]
- Aortic aneurysm
- Aortic rupture
- Aortic dissection
- Thrombus formation in the aortic lumen
- Hypertension
Prognosis
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gornik HL, Creager MA (2008). "Aortitis". Circulation. 117 (23): 3039–51. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.760686. PMC 2759760. PMID 18541754.