Thoracic aortic aneurysms due to giant cell aortitis: three cases and review of the literature.

We present three cases of thoracic aortic aneurysms caused by giant cell aortitis. Thoracic aortic aneurysms are common and usually related to hypertension, a bicuspid aortic valve or connective tissue diseases such as Marfan syndrome. Our report serves as a reminder that giant cell aortitis is an unusual yet very important cause of thoracic aortic aneurysm. PMID: 27222365 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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