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Sci Prog
December 2024
Cardiology and Internal Medicine Department, Fundación Clínica Shaio, Bogotá, Colombia.
JACC Case Rep
November 2024
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech
October 2024
Departments of Vascular and Endovascular and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital Plano, Plano, TX.
Most syphilitic aneurysms involve the ascending aorta. Those involving the descending aorta are less common, and those involving the abdominal aorta are unusual. Rarer yet, we present the case of a 40-year-old man with HIV and a history of syphilis with a thoracoabdominal aneurysm.
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May 2024
Internal Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainseville, USA.
This case report revolves around a 73-year-old male patient who initially sought medical attention due to left lower extremity weakness. Suspicions of a potential vascular etiology arose during the initial clinical examination, prompting further investigation. Unexpectedly, computed tomography (CT) imaging of the abdomen and pelvis revealed the presence of three giant aneurysms.
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May 2024
Petrovsky National Research Center of Surgery, Moscow, Russia.
Syphilitic aortitis is a rare disease caused by Treponema pallidum affecting the aorta and leading to inflammation. Syphilitic aortitis is one of the causes of aortic aneurysms. This article presents surgical treatment of a patient with syphilitic aortitis and thoracic aortic aneurysm.
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