Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Guest: Kenneth Warrington, M.D.
Host: Kyle Klarich, M.D.
In this episode of “Interviews With the Experts,” the listener will learn how to identify the common signs and symptoms associated with inflammatory aortic disease, as well as understand the conditions associated with inflammatory aortic aneurysms. Dr. Kenneth Warrington, John F. Finn Minnesota Arthritis Foundation Professor and consultant in rheumatology at Mayo Clinic, reviews the latest imaging techniques and treatments for inflammatory aortic disease.
Topics Discussed:
• How do patients with inflammatory aortic disease present in clinical practice?
• Which specific conditions are associated with inflammatory aortic aneurysms?
• How are inflammatory aortic aneurysms diagnosed?
• How are patients with inflammatory aortic aneurysms managed?
0:00 Introduction to inflammatory aortic aneurysms
1:26 How patients may present clinically
2:45 Imaging clues for aortic inflammation
4:38 Polymyalgia rheumatica and baseline imaging
6:42 Best tools for diagnosing aortitis
7:54 Long-term aneurysm risk and follow-up
9:12 Managing inflammatory aortic aneurysms
10:40 When to involve surgical colleagues
11:40 Key takeaways for clinical practice
12:28 Evolving guidelines and imaging choices
13:28 Final teaching points and closing
14:09 Mayo Clinic cardiovascular education resources
Guest: Kenneth Warrington, M.D.
Host: Kyle Klarich, M.D.
In this episode of “Interviews With the Experts,” the listener will learn how to identify the common signs and symptoms associated with inflammatory aortic disease, as well as understand the conditions associated with inflammatory aortic aneurysms. Dr. Kenneth Warrington, John F. Finn Minnesota Arthritis Foundation Professor and consultant in rheumatology at Mayo Clinic, reviews the latest imaging techniques and treatments for inflammatory aortic disease.
Topics Discussed:
• How do patients with inflammatory aortic disease present in clinical practice?
• Which specific conditions are associated with inflammatory aortic aneurysms?
• How are inflammatory aortic aneurysms diagnosed?
• How are patients with inflammatory aortic aneurysms managed?
0:00 Introduction to inflammatory aortic aneurysms
1:26 How patients may present clinically
2:45 Imaging clues for aortic inflammation
4:38 Polymyalgia rheumatica and baseline imaging
6:42 Best tools for diagnosing aortitis
7:54 Long-term aneurysm risk and follow-up
9:12 Managing inflammatory aortic aneurysms
10:40 When to involve surgical colleagues
11:40 Key takeaways for clinical practice
12:28 Evolving guidelines and imaging choices
13:28 Final teaching points and closing
14:09 Mayo Clinic cardiovascular education resources
