Treatment of syphilitic aortitis with coronary artery bypass grafting and “open” stent placement

Cardiovascular syphilis manifests many years after primary infection. Here, we report the successful treatment of a patient who developed syphilitic aortitis with bilateral coronary ostial stenosis and aortic insufficiency. The patient underwent right coronary artery bypass grafting, left main coron...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Tang, Tiansheng, Wu, Changjuan, Wang, Ziao, Wei, Jun, Zhang, Dafa, Sheng, Weiyong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2023
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10590048/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37862785
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/03000605231204496
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Sumario:Cardiovascular syphilis manifests many years after primary infection. Here, we report the successful treatment of a patient who developed syphilitic aortitis with bilateral coronary ostial stenosis and aortic insufficiency. The patient underwent right coronary artery bypass grafting, left main coronary ostial “open” stent placement, and mechanical aortic valve placement during open-heart surgery.

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