Syphilitic aortitis.
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.
Cohen
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MG
Servicio de Hemodinamia y Cardiología Intervencionista, Instituto del Corazón, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. mgcohen@alumni.duke.edu
Anderson
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RD
Navia
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D
Belloso
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W
Gallo
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A
Grinfeld
L R
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D000328:Adult; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013589:Syphilis, Cardiovascular / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
D010406:Penicillins; D010400:Penicillin G