Bilateral ostial coronary stenosis and rheumatic aortic valve stenosis

Abstract

A 49‐year‐old patient presented with angina pectoris and clinical findings of aortic valve stenosis and regurgitation. Rheumatic aortic valve stenosis and regurgitation was diagnosed on echocardiography. Coronary angiography findings showed severe calcification in the aorta root with right coronary ostial occlusion, and were suggestive of left main ostial stenosis and proximal main stem stenosis, which was confirmed on CT angiography. Curvilinear calcification of the aorta was present on CT angiography. The findings suggested syphilitic aortitis. Syphilis serology was positive (RPR titre 1/16). The angina was caused by severe coronary ostial disease likely due to syphilitic aortitis and exacerbated by the rheumatic aortic valve stenosis and regurgitation.