Giant cell aortitis of the ascending aorta without signs or symptoms of systemic vasculitis is associated with elevated risk of distal aortic events
Wang H, Smith R, Spooner A, Isselbacher E, Cambria R, MacGillivray T, Stone J, Stone J. Giant cell aortitis of the ascending aorta without signs or symptoms of systemic vasculitis is associated with elevated risk of distal aortic events. Arthritis & Rheumatism 2011, 64: 317-319. PMID: 21953530, DOI: 10.1002/art.33343.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistal aortic eventsGiant cell aortitisAortic eventsSystemic vasculitisElevated riskAortitisVasculitisAortaSymptoms