Ankylosing spondylitis associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a frequent complication of connective tissue diseases, such as systemic sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis. However, the occurrence of PAH in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) has not been previously reported with a detailed clinical description in the English literature. We herein report the first case of AS associated PAH in a 27-year-old Taiwanese man with a chief complaint of intermittent palpitations lasting for two years. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of AS associated with PAH with a detailed clinical description and findings of right heart catheterization published in the English literature.
Department of Emergency Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan.
Yao-Min
YM
Hung
Chin-Chang
CC
Cheng
Shue-Ren
SR
Wann
Shoa-Lin
SL
Lin
D000328:Adult; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011433:Propranolol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications*; D013624:Taiwan; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D011433:Propranolol