Abstract
Cardiovascular syphilis is associated with the tertiary stage of syphilis infection; it involves the ascending aorta and can cause aortic aneurysm, aortic regurgitation, and coronary ostial stenosis. We report here a case in which bilateral coronary ostial stenosis and aortic regurgitation due to syphilitic aortitis was diagnosed; coronary artery bypass graft was then performed.
Keywords:
Aortic regurgitation; Coronary ostial stenosis; Dual-source CT angiography; Syphilitic aortitis.
Copyright © 2014 Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Aortic Valve Insufficiency / microbiology
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Coronary Artery Bypass
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Coronary Stenosis / diagnosis
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Coronary Stenosis / microbiology*
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Coronary Stenosis / surgery
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Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
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Humans
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Male
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Penicillins / therapeutic use
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Syphilis, Cardiovascular / complications
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Syphilis, Cardiovascular / diagnosis
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Syphilis, Cardiovascular / drug therapy
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Syphilis, Cardiovascular / microbiology*
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Treatment Outcome
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Penicillins