RT Book, Section
A1 Kasper, Dennis L.
A1 Fauci, Anthony S.
A1 Hauser, Stephen L.
A1 Longo, Dan L.
A1 Jameson, J. Larry
A1 Loscalzo, Joseph
SR Print(0)
ID 1128786205
T1 Diseases of the Aorta
T2 Harrison's Manual of Medicine, 19e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071828529
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1128786205
RD 2024/04/24
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).