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Aortitis as a High-Risk Vascular Syndrome: Integrating Phenotype-Driven Diagnosis, Multidisciplinary Assessment, and Personalised Management

Aortitis—inflammation of the aortic wall—presents at the interface of vasculitis, infection, structural aortic disease, and cardiovascular risk. It may occur in giant cell arteritis (GCA), Takayasu arteritis, IgG4-related disease, drug-induced injury, infection, or as an isolated...