Penetrating Ulcer of Ascending Thoracic Aorta in Syphilis

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 16-19

  Saleem, Mohammad A ^a   McNeeley, Marise ^a   Zias, Elias ^a   Pucillo, Anthony ^a   Ro, Jae H ^a   Weiss, Melvin B ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aorta; Aortitis; Cardiovascular syphilis; Syphilis; Thoracic aortic aneurysm

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA DISEASE; AORTA GRAFT; AORTA RECONSTRUCTION; AORTA SURGERY; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BYPASS SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; SACCULAR ANEURYSM; SYMPTOM; SYPHILIS; THORACIC AORTA; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER;

AORTA; AORTIC RUPTURE; AORTOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SYPHILIS, CARDIOVASCULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER;

EID: 0347992849     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.10748     Document Type: Article

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