title: Giant cell aortitis of the ascending aorta without signs or symptoms of systemic vasculitis is associated with elevated risk of distal aortic events.
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: He
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: R Neal
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Amy E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Spooner
authors.forename: Eric M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Isselbacher
authors.forename: Richard P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Cambria
authors.forename: Thomas E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: MacGillivray
authors.forename: John H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Stone
authors.forename: James R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Stone
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D001011:Aorta / Q000473:pathology*; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000473:pathology; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000473:pathology; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D056647:Systemic Vasculitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids