Syphilitic coronary artery ostial stenosis resulting in acute myocardial infarction and death

Cardiology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 25-29

  Kennedy, Jamie L W ^a   Barnard, Jeffrey J ^b   Prahlow, Joseph A ^a,c,d  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d South Bend Medical Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortitis; Coronary artery stenosis; Myocardial infarct; Syphilis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AORTA WALL; AORTITIS; ARTERY DIAMETER; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SYPHILIS; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; CORONARY STENOSIS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SYPHILIS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

EID: 33144461152     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000088337     Document Type: Review

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