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Cardiovascular syphilis with coronary stenosis and aneurysm

Authors :
Satyendra Tewari
Nagaraja Moorthy
Source :
Indian Heart Journal, Vol 66, Iss 6, Pp 735-736 (2014)
Publication Year :
2014
Publisher :
Elsevier, 2014.

Abstract

Cardiovascular manifestations of tertiary syphilis include aortitis, aortic root dilation, aneurysm formation, aortic regurgitation, and coronary ostial stenosis. Coronary ostial lesions have been detected in as many as 26% of patients with syphilitic aortitis. However nonostial coronary stenosis and coronary aneurysms in same patient is rarely described in cardiovascular syphilis.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00194832
Volume :
66
Issue :
6
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Indian Heart Journal
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.51c39367724c53a257bd209a4de939
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ihj.2014.10.408