Abstracts tagged "vasculitis and aortitis"

Abstract Number: 2654 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Comparison of Aortitis and Non-Inflammatory Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms Undergoing Open Surgical Repair
Laarni Quimson ¹, Adam Mayer², Sarah Capponi ², Bryan Rea ³ and Rennie Rhee ⁴, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Division of Internal Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Pennsylvania, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency Program, Philadelphia, PA, ³University of Pittsburgh, Department of Pathology, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴University of Pennsylvania, Division of Rheumatology, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Aortitis is challenging to diagnose and is often detected on surgical pathology. A subset of these patients could benefit from early medical therapy as…