title: Dissection of the ascending aorta in a patient with HLA-B27 associated ankylosing spondylitis.
abstract: We describe a 38-year-old patient with ankylosing spondylitis complicated by a non-traumatic dissection of the ascending aorta without concomitant Marfan's syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Son Llàtzer, Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. ajuan@hsll.es
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Juan
authors.forename: Mónica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ibáñez
authors.forename: José Ignacio
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Sáez de Ibarra
authors.forename: Inmaculada
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ros
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Crémer
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rosell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D001011:Aorta / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen