Cardiovascular syphilis with coronary stenosis and aneurysm
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 an...
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doaj-de51c39367724c53a257bd209a4de9392020-11-24T22:08:33ZengElsevierIndian Heart Journal0019-48322014-11-0166673573610.1016/j.ihj.2014.10.408Cardiovascular syphilis with coronary stenosis and aneurysmSatyendra Tewari0Nagaraja Moorthy1Department of Cardiology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow 226014, IndiaDepartment of Cardiology, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bangalore, IndiaCardiovascular 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.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S001948321400707XCoronary artery diseaseCoronary aneurysmSyphilis |
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Cardiovascular syphilis with coronary stenosis and aneurysm |
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Cardiovascular syphilis with coronary stenosis and aneurysm |
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Cardiovascular syphilis with coronary stenosis and aneurysm |
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Cardiovascular syphilis with coronary stenosis and aneurysm |
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Cardiovascular syphilis with coronary stenosis and aneurysm |
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cardiovascular syphilis with coronary stenosis and aneurysm |
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Indian Heart Journal |
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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. |
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Coronary artery disease Coronary aneurysm Syphilis |
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