Aortitis

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The Aortitis is an inflammation of the aorta , ie the large body artery leading from the heart through the chest into the abdomen. Aortitis is a rare condition.

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  1. ^ Herbert Reindell , Helmut Klepzig: Diseases of the heart and the vessels. In: Ludwig Heilmeyer (ed.): Textbook of internal medicine. Springer-Verlag, Berlin / Göttingen / Heidelberg 1955; 2nd edition ibid. 1961, pp. 450-598, here: pp. 587-589 ( Die Aortitis syphilitica ).