title: [Activity of the disease and selected echocardiographic abnormalities in ankylosing spondylitis].
abstract: Cardiovascular involvement in the course of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a very important problem. The aim was to assess the influence of the activity of the disease on echocardiographic abnormalities in ankylosing spondylitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  We studied 38 AS patients. Activity of the disease was assessed according to the ESR and following indexes: BASMI, BASFI, BASDAI, BASG-t, BASG-6. Using 2-dimensional echo Doppler (Acuson 128XP) the heart dimensions were determined according to the American Society of Echocardiography guidelines.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Patients with mitral valve prolapse compared with the group of the AS patients without this abnormality had significant higher (p = 0.05) activity of the disease assessed by ESR. Patients with aortic incompetence compared with the group of the AS patients without this abnormality, had significant (p = 0.04) lower disease activity assessed by BASG-6. We found significant negative correlation between EF and disease duration, and significant lower disease activity assessed by BA SG-6. Patients with pericardial effusion compared with group without this had significant shorter (p = 0.05) disease duration.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There was no significant influence of the following indexes: BASMI, BASFI, BASDAI, BASG-t, BASG-6 of the activity of the disease on echocardiographic abnormalities in ankylosing spondylitis.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Reumatologii, Pomorska Akademia Medyczna, Szczecin. hannapb@wp.pl
authors.forename: Hanna
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Przepiera-Bedzak
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peregud-Pogorzelska
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brzosko
authors.forename: Iwona
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Brzosko
authors.forename: Edyta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Płońska
authors.forename: Zdzisława
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kornacewicz-Jach
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009043:Motor Activity; D011859:Radiography; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*