Acute dissection of a syphilitic saccular aneurysm of the ascending aorta and arch in a hypertensive patient - a rare phenomenon

• Auteurs principaux: Hubert Daisley (Auteur), Dennecia George (Auteur), Johann Daisley (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: University of São Paulo, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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We report the case of a 77-year-old male who suffered from hypertension and died suddenly. At autopsy, he was found to have hypertensive cardiomegaly and a dissecting syphilitic saccular aneurysm of the ascending aorta and arch with tamponade. Chronic aortic regurgitation, which is often seen in syp...