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Unknown ankylosing spondylitis with only cardiac involvement in patient with surgical indication: Call for patient and family members immunological screening.
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PMID:  19439376     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Aortic regurgitation (AR) and first-degree atrioventricular heart block (FDAVB) are encountered in ankylosing spondylitis (AS). This rheumatological disease also presents in 90% of the cases an immunogenetic marker that is Human Leucocyte Antigen-B27 (HLA-B27). In this report we describe a case of a patient presenting with AR, FDAVB, aneurysm and thinning of the ascending aortic wall, aneurysm of the sinuses of Valsalva and inferior myocardial infarction-like electrocardiographic pattern with unknown cardiac AS and absence of other AS-related systemic manifestations.
Authors:
Giuseppe De Cicco; Enrico Vizzardi; Sandro Gelsomino; Roberto Lorusso
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Letter     Date:  2009-05-12
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of cardiology     Volume:  137     ISSN:  1874-1754     ISO Abbreviation:  Int. J. Cardiol.     Publication Date:  2009 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-12-07     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8200291     Medline TA:  Int J Cardiol     Country:  Netherlands    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  e61-2     Citation Subset:  IM    
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