Aortitis: A High-Risk Vascular Syndrome Demanding Phenotype-Driven and Multidisciplinary Care

Aortitis is a high-risk vascular syndrome requiring etiology-first classification. Before escalating immunosuppression, infection must be excluded and inflammatory activity differentiated from fixed structural damage. Multidisciplinary teams—including radiology—are essential for…

• Aortitis classification should be etiology-first (infectious vs immune-mediated) rather than merely descriptive.
• Imaging must differentiate active inflammation from fixed damage, and infection must be excluded before immunosuppression.
• Optimal care relies on multidisciplinary teams integrating rheumatology, infectious diseases, vascular surgery, radiology, and cardiology.

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