title: Inflammatory aneurysm of the ascending aorta.
abstract: Inflammatory aneurysms of the aorta are usually seen in the infrarenal abdominal aorta and very rarely in the ascending aorta. We present the case of a 76-year-old male with inflammatory aneurysm of the ascending aorta.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School, Memorial Hermann Hospital, 6410 Fannin Street, Suite 450, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Jayesh
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dhareshwar
authors.forename: Anthony L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Estrera
authors.forename: Michael H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Covinsky
authors.forename: Hazim J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Safi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001025:Aortitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male