Syphilitic aortitis

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2001 Feb;52(2):237-9. doi: 10.1002/1522-726x(200102)52:2<237::aid-ccd1057>3.0.co;2-e.

Abstract

A case of syphilitic aortitis, complicated by bilateral coronary ostial stenosis, in a 40-year-old man is described. Treatment included coronary artery bypass grafting and a drug regimen of penicillin. At 3-month follow-up, an exercise stress test revealed no signs of ischemia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Disease / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Disease / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Penicillin G / therapeutic use
  • Penicillins / therapeutic use
  • Syphilis, Cardiovascular / complications
  • Syphilis, Cardiovascular / diagnosis*
  • Syphilis, Cardiovascular / drug therapy
  • Syphilis, Cardiovascular / pathology

Substances

  • Penicillins
  • Penicillin G