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Aortitis

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Pharmacotherapy in Aortic Disease

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“Aortitis” is the generic term for inflammation of the aorta. This definition encompasses multiple etiologies, classified as infectious and non-infectious. This chapter appraises the pathophysiology, clinical picture, diagnosis and therapy (in particular traditional and novel pharmacotherapy) of infectious and non-infectious aortitis.

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Corte, A.D., Buonocore, M., Bancone, C. (2015). Aortitis. In: Evangelista, A., Nienaber, C. (eds) Pharmacotherapy in Aortic Disease. Current Cardiovascular Therapy, vol 7. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09555-4_2

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