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Giant syphilitic aortic aneurysm: A case report and review of the literature

Published:2011-08-15 Issue:5 Volume:16 Page:360-364
ISSN:1358-863X
Container-title:Vascular Medicine
language:en
Short-container-title:Vasc Med

Author:

Tomey Matthew I¹,Murthy Venkatesh L¹²,Beckman Joshua A¹

Affiliation:

1. Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

2. Division of Cardiovascular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

Abstract

Thoracic aortic aneurysm formation is a known complication of late syphilis. Large aneurysms may cause symptoms via mass effect. When aneurysms compress the pulmonary artery, pulmonary arterial hypertension and right heart failure may result. We report the case of a 76-year-old man who presented with right heart failure secondary to an 11-cm syphilitic thoracic aortic aneurysm, and discuss the evolving epidemiology, complications, diagnosis and management of syphilitic aortitis.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1358863X11417614

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