Clinical and Pathological Studies of Five Autopsied Cases of Aortitis Syndrome

Yoshimi Saito, Kiyoichi HIROTA, Iwao Ito, H. Yamaguchi, Tadanao Takeda, Shigenori Morooka, Hideo UEDA

Japanese Heart Journal · 1972 · 32 citations · 1 references

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The clinical findings and the necropsy reports of 5 cases with aortitis syndrome are described. All cases had extensive type of chronic arteritis (aortitis syndrome). The fact that in some cases of aortitis syndrome the lesions of the aorta and its main arteries could extend to the peripheral arteries was noted.

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