Inflammation of the aorta (the main artery of the body).
Aortitis is a rare condition that occurs in people with arteritis or untreated syphilis and in some people with ankylosing spondylitis.
Aortitis may cause part of the aorta to widen and its walls to become thinner.
This may lead to an aneurysm (ballooning of the artery).
Aortitis may damage the ring around the aortic valve in the heart, leading to aortic incompetence.
A rare degenerative condition of the lining of the AORTA. It may be the result of arteritis (in?ammation of the arteries) or a consequence of untreated SYPHILIS. Aortitis may lead to thinning of the aorta’s wall and development of an ANEURYSM.
n. inflammation of the aorta, which was previously common as a late complication of syphilis but is more often now associated with a variety of poorly understood autoimmune conditions (such as *Behçet’s syndrome and *Takayasu’s disease). Inflammation of the aortic wall may result in the formation of an aneurysm or vascular stenosis, obstructing blood flow to target organs. Chest pain may occur from pressure on surrounding structures or from the reduced blood supply to the heart. *Aortic regurgitation may be found. Surgical repair to the aortic aneurysm or valve may be needed.
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