title: Giant cell arteritis presenting with annuloaortic ectasia.
abstract: Four cases of giant cell arteritis causing severe aortic regurgitation secondary to an aneurysm of the ascending aorta are described. In two cases, the nature of the aortic pathology could be suspected considering the past clinical evidence of temporal arteritis and/or polymyalgia rheumatica. In the two other cases, the cardiothoracic manifestations represented the onset of Horton disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Gabriella
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nesi
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Anichini
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pedemonte
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tozzini
authors.forename: Giancarlo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Calamai
authors.forename: Gian Franco
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Montesi
authors.forename: Franca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gori
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001025:Aortitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed