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Case Report

Impending Aortic Rupture in a Patient with Syphilitic Aortitis

Mioara Cocora1 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Timisoara, RomaniaCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1867-9325
ORCID Icon,
Dan Nechifor1 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Timisoara, Romania
,
Mihai-Andrei Lazar2 Department of Cardiology, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Timisoara, Romania
&
Aniko Mornos2 Department of Cardiology, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Timisoara, Romania
Pages 255-258 | Published online: 25 May 2021

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