TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Diseases of the Aorta A1 - Kasper, Dennis L. A1 - Fauci, Anthony S. A1 - Hauser, Stephen L. A1 - Longo, Dan L. A1 - Jameson, J. Larry A1 - Loscalzo, Joseph Y1 - 2016 N1 - T2 - Harrison's Manual of Medicine, 19e AB - Abnormal dilatation of the abdominal or thoracic aorta; in ascending aorta most commonly secondary to cystic medial necrosis (e.g., familial, Marfan’s syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV); aneurysms of descending thoracic and abdominal aorta are primarily atherosclerotic. Rare causes of aneurysms are infections (syphilitic, tuberculous, mycotic) and vasculitides (e.g., Takayasu’s arteritis, giant cell arteritis). SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1128786205 ER -