Atherosclerosis, syphilis, medial degeneration, trauma and occasionally sepsis have been implicated. 1–4 The present case represents a notable exception in that an aneurysm of the ascending ...

Aortic aneurysm is the third leading cause of sudden ... especially those that affect connective tissue Injury to an aorta Infections like syphilis Even though the condition does not cause any ...

The funny thing about syphilis is that it was historically more a middle-class disease than one that affected the working class. University students would contract it from prostitutes, experience ...