Syphilitic heart disease in the elderly
Senile syphilitic heart disease refers to the invasion of Treponema pallidum into the outer layer of the aorta, leading to aortitis, aortic aneurysm, coronary artery aneurysm, coronary artery stenosis, aortic insufficiency and other lesions, and causing corresponding clinical manifestations.
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Site of disease:
heart -
Infectious :
Not contagious -
Frequent population:
Elderly population -
Related symptoms:
Pain behind the sternum heart murmur left heart failure irregular heartbeat chest pain