Occlusion of the left coronary trunk secondary to tertiary syphilis

Arq Bras Cardiol. 2009 Sep;93(3):312-5. doi: 10.1590/s0066-782x2009000900017.
[Article in English, Portuguese, Spanish]

Abstract

A 27-year-old patient with tertiary syphilis, manifested as myocardial ischemia, presenting unstable angina, secondary to left coronary trunk occlusion. The diagnosis was confirmed by the serological findings and the pathological assessment of the aorta fragment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aorta, Thoracic / pathology
  • Coronary Artery Disease / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Syphilis, Cardiovascular / pathology*