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Ankylosing Spondyloarthritis Resulting Severe Aortic Insufficiency and Aortitis: Exacerbation of Ankylosing Spondyloarthritis and Stenosis of the Main Left Coronary Artery after Mechanical Aortic Valve Implantation with Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Joint Authors
Lesauskaite, Vaiva
Balčiūnaitė, Agnė
Budrikis, Algimantas
Rumbinaitė, Eglė
Sabaliauskienė, Jurgita
Patamsytė, Vaiva
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-01-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Ankylosing spondyloarthritis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory rheumatic disease, strongly related to human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B27.
Cardiac involvement in AS manifests in 2 to 10% of patients as aortic insufficiency, aortitis, mitral valve fibrosis, or disturbance in the conduction of the heart.
In this article, we present a case of a 49-year-old male patient with AS, who was referred to our medical institution for elective aortic valve surgery because of severe aortic regurgitation.
The histological findings revealed fibrosing endocarditis of aortic valve and nonspecific aortitis of aortic root.
Late postoperatively, we observed exacerbation of AS and narrowing of the main left coronary artery (LAD).
Our case highlights the importance of proper treatment of AS before and after cardiac surgery.
Furthermore, in this case, we suspect association between cardiopulmonary bypass, activity of AS, and coronary artery disease.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Balčiūnaitė, Agnė& Budrikis, Algimantas& Rumbinaitė, Eglė& Sabaliauskienė, Jurgita& Patamsytė, Vaiva& Lesauskaite, Vaiva. 2020. Ankylosing Spondyloarthritis Resulting Severe Aortic Insufficiency and Aortitis: Exacerbation of Ankylosing Spondyloarthritis and Stenosis of the Main Left Coronary Artery after Mechanical Aortic Valve Implantation with Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Case Reports in Rheumatology،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151265
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Balčiūnaitė, Agnė…[et al.]. Ankylosing Spondyloarthritis Resulting Severe Aortic Insufficiency and Aortitis: Exacerbation of Ankylosing Spondyloarthritis and Stenosis of the Main Left Coronary Artery after Mechanical Aortic Valve Implantation with Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Case Reports in Rheumatology No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151265
American Medical Association (AMA)
Balčiūnaitė, Agnė& Budrikis, Algimantas& Rumbinaitė, Eglė& Sabaliauskienė, Jurgita& Patamsytė, Vaiva& Lesauskaite, Vaiva. Ankylosing Spondyloarthritis Resulting Severe Aortic Insufficiency and Aortitis: Exacerbation of Ankylosing Spondyloarthritis and Stenosis of the Main Left Coronary Artery after Mechanical Aortic Valve Implantation with Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Case Reports in Rheumatology. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151265
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1151265