title: Full-blown cardiac manifestations in ankylosing spondylitis.
abstract: Ankylosing spondylitis often involves a heart, such as aortic or mitral regurgitation, conduction disorder, or cardiomyopathy. We present a 34-year-old male patient with ankylosing spondylitis who has severe aortic regurgitation, mild mitral stenosis, and a conduction disturbance of the left bundle branch block, identified using multimodal images.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hui-Jeong
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jung Im
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sang-Hoon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Chang-Bum
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Il Suk
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Sohn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002037:Bundle-Branch Block / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods*; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications*
keywords: ankylosing spondylitis; cardiac imaging; conduction abnormalities; heart