Olivier Espitia, Patrick Bruneval, Morgane Assaraf, Jacques Pouchot, Eric Liozon, Hubert de Boysson, Julien Gaudric, Laurent Chiche, Paul Achouh, Jean-Christian Roussel, Sébastien Miranda, Tristan Mirault, Samia Boussouar, Alban Redheuil, Jean-Michel Serfaty, Antoine Bénichou, Christian Agard, Alexis F Guédon, Patrice Cacoub, François Paraf, Pierre-Jean Fouret, Claire Toquet, Lucie Biard, David Saadoun
BACKGROUND: Aortitis is a group of disorders characterized by the inflammation of the aorta. The large-vessel vasculitides are the most common causes of aortitis. Aortitis long-term outcomes are not well known. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to assess the long-term outcome and prognosis of noninfectious surgical thoracic aortitis. METHODS: This was a retrospective multicenter study of 5,666 patients with thoracic aorta surgery including 217 (3...
September 12, 2023: Journal of the American College of Cardiology