Unknown ankylosing spondylitis with only cardiac involvement in patient with surgical indication: Call for patient and family members immunological screening 

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Unknown ankylosing spondylitis with only cardiac involvement in patient with surgical indication: Call for patient and family members immunological screening  Giuseppe De Cicco, Enrico Vizzardi, Sandro Gelsomino, Roberto Lorusso  International Journal of Cardiology  Volume 137, Issue 3, Pages e61-e62 (November 2009) DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.04.022 Copyright © 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 A, Aortography showing a dilatation of the ascending aorta. B, Trans-esophageal echocardiography showing the thinning of the posterior aortic wall. International Journal of Cardiology 2009 137, e61-e62DOI: (10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.04.022) Copyright © 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions

Fig. 2 A, Electrocardiogram showing a first-degree atrioventricular heart block and an inferior myocardial infarction-like electrocardiographic pattern. B, Result of the patient's HLA-typing. International Journal of Cardiology 2009 137, e61-e62DOI: (10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.04.022) Copyright © 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions