Cardiovascular Syphilis

M Kallash, W Frishman - Cardiology in Review, 2025 - journals.lww.com
Syphilis is a disease caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum, progressing
in 4 stages: primary, secondary, latent, and tertiary syphilis. In the tertiary stage, patients may …

[HTML][HTML] Cardiovascular syphilis-associated acute myocardial infarction: A case report

X Li, X Wang, Z Wang, B Du, C Mao, H Meng, F Meng… - Medicine, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Interventions: At the first diagnosis of syphilis, the patient did not received antibiotics
treatment. After the diagnosis of myocardial infarction, she received the percutaneous …

[HTML][HTML] Aneurysm and dissection in a patient with syphilitic aortitis

F Pivatto, BS Finkler, FS Torres, PG Schaefer… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2017 - SciELO Brasil
In the antibiotic era, aortic aneurysm is a rare complication of syphilis, what makes the
diagnostic assumption even more difficult. Nonetheless, this condition should be suspected …

[HTML][HTML] Syphilitic coronary artery ostial stenosis resulting in acute myocardial infarction

R Žvirblytė, E Ereminienė, A Montvilaitė, A Jankauskas… - Medicina, 2017 - mdpi.com
Cardiovascular abnormalities are well-known manifestations of a late form of syphilis–
tertiary syphilis. Since the era of antibiotics, the incidence of late manifestations of syphilis …

[PDF][PDF] ST segment elevation myocardial infarction due to severe ostial left main stem stenosis in a patient with syphilitic aortitis

LM Predescu, L Zarma, P Platon, M Postu, A Bucsa… - Rom J Intern …, 2016 - sciendo.com
Cardiovascular abnormalities are well-known manifestations of tertiary syphilis infections
which although not frequent, are still a cause of morbidity and mortality. A less common …

Tertiary Cardiovascular Manifestations of the (Not So) Forgotten Disease

S Khera, V Subramaniam - Case Reports, 2025 - jacc.org
In the 1990s, intensification of management and heightened public health awareness driven
by the AIDS epidemic nearly eradicated syphilis in the United States, thus marking a …

Comparison of coronary artery bypass grafting and percutaneous coronary intervention for syphilitic coronary artery ostial lesions: a 4-year retrospective study

J Han, W Zheng, W Li, Q **e, Z Huang, S Yang - Medicine, 2020 - journals.lww.com
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The research progress of syphilitic coronary heart disease

H Wang - BIO Web of Conferences, 2024 - bio-conferences.org
Background Syphilitic Cardiovascular Disease is a cardiovascular condition caused by the
invasion of Treponema pallidum, the bacterium responsible for syphilis, into the human …

Repeated isolated bilateral coronary ostial stenosis related to the syphilitic aortitis

SM Kim, SY Lee, JH Lee, JW Bae… - The Korean journal of …, 2017 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine Vol. 32, No. 4, July 2017 positive with 1/128,(2)
Treponema pallidum particle agglutination assay was reactive,(3) patient tested positive for …

Spectrum of Coronary Artery Disease in Seropositive Syphilis Patients in the Modern Era

MM Harsha, S Hegde, A Mahadevaiah… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Methods: Coronary angiogram of 150 patients seropositive for syphilis from March 2019 to
April 2020 was reviewed. Seropositive for both Venereal Disease Research Laboratory and …