Hidden in Plain Sight: Discovering Giant Cell Aortopathy During Surgical Mitral Valve Repair

Najah A. Khan; Daniel Li; Emily Newstrom; Roberto Barrios; Mohammed Attar

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.03.014

Hidden in Plain Sight: Discovering Giant Cell Aortopathy During Surgical Mitral Valve Repair

Najah A. Khan, Daniel Li, Emily Newstrom, Roberto Barrios, Mohammed Attar

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Abstract

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is an inflammatory cranial and/or extracranial vasculitis. Although cranial GCA is widely recognized, extracranial GCA is underdiagnosed because of its nonspecific and atypical presentations. We report a case of asymptomatic extracranial GCA with ascending thoracic aortopathy discovered incidentally during surgical mitral valve repair. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	529-532
Number of pages	4
Journal	JACC: Case Reports
Volume	4
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.03.014
State	Published - May 4 2022

Keywords

aortic aneurysm
aortopathy
giant cell arteritis
inflammatory marker
mitral valve prolapse
positron emission tomography
thoracic ascending aorta
vasculitis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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Hidden in Plain Sight: Discovering Giant Cell Aortopathy During Surgical Mitral Valve Repair

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