title: Coronary bilateral ostial enlargement using the saphenous vein in a patient with syphilitic aortitis.
abstract: A patient with tertiary syphilis presenting with bilateral coronary ostial lesions and aortic regurgitation underwent surgical reconstruction of the coronary ostia by the anterior approach with autogenous saphenous vein grafting and substitution of the aortic valve with a bovine bioprosthesis. The procedure was easily performed and had good outcomes both early and late. The rarity of the association of a lesion in both coronary ostia with aortic regurgitation in syphilis and the surgical technique employed are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, S. Paulo, SP, 05403-900, Brazil.
authors.forename: U A
authors.initials: UA
authors.lastname: Croti
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gregori
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Marcial
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Dallan
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Gregori
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Oliveira
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation*; D013589:Syphilis, Cardiovascular / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*