| Literature DB >> 18719841 |
Mauricio de Nassau Machado1, Percival F Trindade, Rafael Carlos Miranda, Lilia Nigro Maia.
Abstract
Syphilis is an infectious disease occurring through a series of frequently overlapping stages. It can impair the cardiovascular and neurological system. In 30% of the non treated patients, syphilis develops its tertiary form. We report a case of a 46-year-old male patient admitted due to edema pulmonary and acute coronary syndrome with left bundle branch block, submitted to fibrinolytic therapy successfully. Coronary angiography showed a 90% ostial lesion of left main coronary artery and occlusion of the right coronary artery ostium. VDRL was titrated to 1/128. The patient was undergone to CABG and was discharged after treatment with crystalline penicillin.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18719841 DOI: 10.1590/s0102-76382008000100022
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rev Bras Cir Cardiovasc