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

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

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

Afiliação

Khan NA; Department of Internal Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA.
Li D; Department of Internal Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA.
Newstrom E; Texas A&M College of Medicine, Bryan, Texas, USA.
Barrios R; Department of Pathology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA.
Attar M; DeBakey Heart and Vascular Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA.

JACC Case Rep ; 4(9): 529-532, 2022 May 04.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35573852

RESUMO

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.).

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CRP, C-reactive protein; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; GCA, giant cell arteritis; MR, mitral valve regurgitation; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; PET-FDG, positron emission tomographyfluorodeoxyglucose; aortic aneurysm; aortopathy; giant cell arteritis; inflammatory marker; mitral valve prolapse; positron emission tomography; thoracic ascending aorta; vasculitis

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