Location | No. of patients | |
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Before/at diagnosis of aortitis n = 21 | At follow-up n = 12 | |
Aorta/branch | 16 | 5 |
Aorta | 3 (isolated in 1, and with additional branch lesions in 2) Abdominal aortic aneurysm 1 Residual type B dissection 1 Distal abdominal aortic stenosis 1 | 3 (all with additional branch lesions) Abdominal aortic aneurysm 2 Increased aortic wall thickness 1 |
Branch | 15 Carotid stenosis < 50% 5 Arch branch dilatation 11 (7 patients) Right innominate 5 Carotid 2 Subclavian 3 All vessels (spontaneous resolution) 1 Arch branch thickening 1 Left internal carotid artery occlusion 1 Iliac stenosis 2 Dissection 2 Common iliac 1 Left subclavian 1 | 5 Arch branch dilatation 3 Right innominate 1 Carotid 1 Subclavian 1 Left common iliac artery dissection 1 Left common iliac artery aneurysm 1 |
*Three months to 8 years postoperatively.