title: Left ventricular non-compaction in a patient with ankylosing.
abstract: A 58 years old male with a long-standing history of HLA-B27 positive ankylosing spondylitis presented with increasing fatigue and dyspnea on exertion. He had left ventricular dysfunction and enlargement, flail right coronary leaflet of aortic valve with severe eccentric aortic insufficiency along with left ventricular non-compaction in echocardiography. The most common cardiac manifestations of ankylosing spondylitis are aortic insufficiency and conduction disturbances. Involvement of myocardium, in the form of dilated cardiomyopathy and restrictive cardiomyopathy, has also been reported. This case presents a very rare association of ankylosing spondylitis with non-compaction cardiomyopathy.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences,Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Mehrnoush
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Toufan
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences,Tabriz, Iran ; University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, 14214, USA.
authors.forename: Leili
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pourafkari
authors.affiliation: University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, 14214, USA.
authors.forename: Nader D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Nader
keywords: Ankylosing Spondylitis; Aortic Valve; Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy