European Heart Journal Advance Access originally published online on April 7, 2006
European Heart Journal 2006 27(17):2068; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehi847
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Staphylococcal aortitis
1 Intensive Care Unit, Cardiology Hospital
2 Emergency Department, University Hospital
3 Radiology Department, Cardiology Hospital
4 Anatomopathology Laboratory, University Hospital
* Corresponding author. E-mail address: ennezat@yahoo.com
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A 78-year-old woman was hospitalized for paraparesis. She had no past medical history. Ten days before admission, the patient complained of severe chest pain. Five days before admission,