Syphilitic aortitis: chronic left coronary ostial occlusion and aortic regurgitation with aortitis
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DOI: 10.1007/s11748-020-01523-y
Abstract: Before the discovery of penicillin, tertiary syphilis was the most common cause of thoracic aneurysms, but now cardiovascular syphilis is a clinical rarity in developed countries. We report a case of 69-year-old man who presented… read more here.
Keywords: aortitis; aortitis chronic; coronary ostial; left coronary ... See more keywords
Monitoring Disease Activity in Patients with Aortitis and Chronic Periaortitis Undergoing Immunosuppressive Therapy by Perfusion CT.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2016.10.013
Abstract: RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES To evaluate the role of perfusion CT for monitoring inflammatory activity in patients with aortitis and chronic periaortitis undergoing immunosuppressive therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS Seventeen symptomatic patients (median age 68.5 years) who… read more here.
Keywords: perfusion; chronic periaortitis; aortitis chronic; periaortitis undergoing ... See more keywords