Aortitis Rheumatic

Rheumatic aortitis [aortitis; capillary angiopathy; atherosclerosis of the aorta] is a pathological change in the vascular wall of the aorta with the development of fibrosis of the wall, proliferation of connective tissue and its compaction. Vasculitis. The most commonly diagnosed lesions are the aortic arch or the ascending thoracic aorta. The development of the disease is provoked by lipid metabolism disorders, arterial atherosclerosis, arterial hypertension, coarctation of the aorta, connective tissue dysplasia, high blood pressure, congenital diseases of the nervous system, diabetes mellitus, obesity.

The main symptoms of aortitis: regular throbbing chest pain that does not go away when you stop exercising, tinnitus, dizziness and nausea. With the rapid development of the process, these signs can lead to kidney failure and disruption of the heart. The disease worsens with physical exertion, emotional and nervous overload. In places where the vessel wall is thinned