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Romand X, Adeline F, Dalecky M, Pflimlin A, Bellier A, Barone-Rochette G, Wendling D, Gaudin P, Claudepierre P, Dougados M, Baillet A. Systematic assessment of heart valves and cardiac function by echocardiography in axial spondyloarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Joint Bone Spine 2022; 89:105375. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2022.105375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Revised: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The Prevalence of Cardiac Diseases in a Contemporary Large Cohort of Dutch Elderly Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients-The CARDAS Study. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10215069. [PMID: 34768587 PMCID: PMC8584336 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10215069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Revised: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Objectives: The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of specific cardiac manifestations, i.e., conduction disorders, valvular disease and diastolic left ventricular (LV) dysfunction, in a large cross-sectional controlled cohort of elderly ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients. Methods: This cross-sectional study assessed the prevalence of valvular disease, conduction disorders and LV dysfunction in 193 randomly selected AS patients compared with 74 osteoarthritis (OA) controls aged 50–75 years. Patients underwent conventional and tissue Doppler echocardiography in combination with clinical and laboratory assessments. Multivariate regression analyses were performed to compare the odds of mitral valve regurgitation (MVR) and aortic valve regurgitation (AVR) between AS patients and OA controls. Results: The prevalence of diastolic dysfunction was trivial and comparable in AS patients compared to controls (respectively, 4% and 3%) and had no further clinical relevance. In addition, the prevalence of conduction disturbances was similar in both groups, with little clinical relevance, respectively 23% vs. 24%. The prevalence of AVR was significantly higher in AS patients compared to the controls, respectively 23% (9% trace, 12% mild, 1% moderate, 1% severe, 1% prosthesis) vs. 11%, p = 0.04. After correcting for age, sex and CV risk factors, AS patients had an odds ratio of 4.5 (95% CI 1.1–13.6) for AVR compared to the controls. In contrast, the prevalence values of MVR were similar and mostly not clinically relevant in AS patients and controls, respectively 36% and 32% and p = 0.46. Conclusion: The prevalence of diastolic LV dysfunction and conduction disorders was mostly not clinically relevant, and similar in AS patients and controls. However, AS patients had an up to five times increased odds to develop AVR compared to controls. Therefore, echocardiographic screening of elderly (50–75 years) AS patients should be considered.
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Park HS, Laiz A, Sanchez-Vega J, Díaz Del Campo P, Martín-Martínez MA, Guerra-Rodríguez M, Corominas H. Valve Abnormalities, Risk Factors for Heart Valve Disease and Valve Replacement Surgery in Spondyloarthritis. A Systematic Review of the Literature. Front Cardiovasc Med 2021; 8:719523. [PMID: 34631824 PMCID: PMC8498574 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.719523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Objective: Evaluate the evidence on the abnormalities of the aortic root and heart valves, risk and prognostic factors for heart valve disease and valve replacement surgery in spondyloarthritis. Methods: A systematic literature review was performed using Medline, EMBASE and Cochrane databases until July 2021. Prevalence, incidence, risk and prognostic factors for heart valve disease; dimension, morphology, and pathological abnormalities of the valves were analyzed. Patient characteristics (younger age, history of cardiac disease or longer disease duration) and period of realization were considered for the analysis. The SIGN Approach was used for rating the quality of the evidence of the studies. Results: In total, 37 out of 555 studies were included. Overall, the level of evidence was low. The incidence of aortic insufficiency was 2.5–3.9‰. Hazard Ratio for aortic insufficiency was 1.8–2.0. Relative risk for aortic valve replacement surgery in ankylosing spondylitis patients was 1.22–1.46. Odds ratio for aortic insufficiency was 1.07 for age and 1.05 for disease duration. Mitral valve abnormalities described were mitral valve prolapse, calcification, and thickening. Aortic valve abnormalities described were calcification, thickening and an echocardiographic “subaortic bump.” Abnormalities of the aorta described were thickening of the wall and aortic root dilatation. The most common microscopic findings were scarring of the adventitia, lymphocytic infiltration, and intimal proliferation. Conclusions: A higher prevalence and risk of aortic valve disease is observed in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Studies were heterogeneous and analysis was not adjusted by potential confounders. Most studies did not define accurate outcomes and may have detected small effects as being statistically significant.
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- Hye-Sang Park
- Rheumatology Department, Hospital Dos de Maig, Barcelona, Spain
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- Rheumatology and Autoimmune Diseases Department, Hospital Universitari de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.,Department of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitari Bellvitge, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain.,Department of Medicine, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Rheumatology Department, Hospital Dos de Maig, Barcelona, Spain.,Rheumatology and Autoimmune Diseases Department, Hospital Universitari de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.,Department of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, Spain
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Min HK, Lee J, Ju JH, Kwok SK, Youn HJ, Park SH. Echocardiographic Evaluation of Axial Spondyloarthritis in Korea: Data From the Catholic Axial Spondyloarthritis Cohort. JOURNAL OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES 2020. [DOI: 10.4078/jrd.2020.27.1.30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Hong Ki Min
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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Atzeni F, Nucera V, Galloway J, Zoltán S, Nurmohamed M. Cardiovascular risk in ankylosing spondylitis and the effect of anti-TNF drugs: a narrative review. Expert Opin Biol Ther 2019; 20:517-524. [PMID: 31847607 DOI: 10.1080/14712598.2020.1704727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Introduction: Cardiovascular (CV) mortality is increased in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), but little is known about CV morbidity beyond the fact that they have a two-fold higher prevalence of ischemic heart disease than controls due to the inflammatory pattern of the disease itself, and a higher prevalence of traditional CV risk factors than the general population. Anti-TNF drugs reduce inflammation and a number of studies have reported a reduction in sub-clinical atherosclerosis in AS patients treated with anti-TNF drugs, thus suggesting that inflammation contributes to their higher CV risk. Anti-TNF drugs also alter the lipid profiles of AS patients, although these changes may reflect their normalization secondary to inflammation control, and improve their other myocardial alterations.Areas covered: This review concentrates on the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality among AS patients and the effect of anti-TNF drugs on this risk, with particular emphasis on the putative causes involved and the aspects that are relevant in clinical practice.Expert opinion: The growing evidence of CV disease in AS means that all clinicians need to know how to prevent it and treat patients appropriately. It is important to bear in mind the EULAR guidelines, which state that a rheumatologist is responsible for monitoring all AS patients for signs of CV involvement because this is essential in order to ensure that they are treated properly. As there is little clinical evidence concerning the effects of biological drugs other than anti-TNF agents, treatment should be decided on the basis of the clinical aspects of the type of AS and the CV co-morbidity: for example, patients who are hypertensive or dyslipidemic should immediately start treatment with an anti-hypertensive agent and/or a statin. All of the patients should be educated to prevent CV events by keeping to a balanced healthy diet, avoiding tobacco smoking, and maintaining normal blood pressure, LDL-cholesterol and glucose levels. Finally, all clinicians (but particularly rheumatologists) should always bear in mind CV complications in order to guarantee that the quality of life of AS patients is as good as possible.
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- Fabiola Atzeni
- Rheumatology Unit, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Centre for Rheumatic Disease, Kings College London, London, UK
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Rheumatology Reade, Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Reade & VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Emren SV, Gerçik O, Özdemir E, Solmaz D, Eren N, Şimşek EÇ, Tokaç M, Emren Z, Kabadayı G, Akar S. Evaluation of subclinical myocardial dysfunction using speckle tracking echocardiography in patients with radiographic and non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis. Eur J Rheumatol 2019; 7:9-15. [PMID: 31782720 DOI: 10.5152/eurjrheum.2019.19072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2019] [Accepted: 07/31/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether there is any difference between radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (r-axSpA), also termed ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and non-radiographic (nr-) axSpA, with respect to subclinial myocardial dysfunction using speckle tracking echocardiography (STE). METHODS This was a cross-sectional case control study. We included 72 patients with AS, 38 patients with nr-axSpA, and 56 age-matched healthy subjects. Patients with cardiac disease and cardiac risk factors affecting STE were excluded. The disease burden evaluated by the BASDAI, BASFI, BAS-G, and ASAS-HI scores were comparable in both the r- and nr-axSpA groups. A detailed echocardiographic examination including the M-mode, Doppler, and STE was applied to whole study population. RESULTS Duration of the disease, the use of an anti-TNFα agent, and CRP levels were higher in patients with AS. Although the AS, nr-axSpA, and control groups had similar ejection fraction values (59±5.2, 60±4.6, 60±4.6, respectively, and p=0.499), the global longitudinal peak systolic strain (GLS) (20.5±3.3, 21.1±3.5, and 22.3±2.4, respectively, and p<0.05) was different between the groups. In a post-hoc analysis, GLS was not different between the nr-axSpA and control groups, and it was significantly lower in patients with AS. In the univariate analysis, peripheral arthritis (p=0.035) and age (p=0.032) were correlated with GLS. A multivariate regression analysis demonstrated that peripheral arthritis (p=0.009) was the only independent GLS predictor. CONCLUSION Subclinical myocardial dysfunction as assessed by GLS was present in AS, but not in nr-ax-SpA patients. Thus, GLS could be used as a differentiating factor between radiographic and nr-axSpA patients.
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- Sadık Volkan Emren
- Department of Cardiology, Katip Çelebi University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Rheumatology, Katip Çelebi University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Katip Çelebi University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Rheumatology, Katip Çelebi University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Katip Çelebi University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Katip Çelebi University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Çiğli Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Rheumatology, Katip Çelebi University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Rheumatology, Katip Çelebi University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
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Ozkaramanli Gur D, Ozaltun DN, Guzel S, Sarifakioglu B, Akyuz A, Alpsoy S, Aycicek O, Baykiz D. Novel imaging modalities in detection of cardiovascular involvement in ankylosing spondylitis. SCAND CARDIOVASC J 2019; 52:320-327. [DOI: 10.1080/14017431.2018.1551564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Biochemistry Department, Namik Kemal University, Tekirdag, Turkey
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- Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Department, Namik Kemal University, Tekirdag, Turkey
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- Cardiology Department, Namik Kemal University, Tekirdag, Turkey
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- Cardiology Department, Namik Kemal University, Tekirdag, Turkey
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- Biochemistry Department, Namik Kemal University, Tekirdag, Turkey
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- Cardiology Department, Tekirdag State Hospital, Tekirdag, Turkey
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Ozen S, Ozen A, Unal EU, Tufekcioglu O, Ataman S, Yalcin AP. Subclinical cardiac disease in ankylosing spondylitis. Echocardiography 2018; 35:1579-1586. [PMID: 30058250 DOI: 10.1111/echo.14103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2018] [Revised: 06/22/2018] [Accepted: 07/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To investigate aortic stiffness and subclinical left ventricular systolic dysfunction in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients. METHODS A cross-sectional study of 55 AS patients being treated with antitumor necrosis factor alpha (anti-TNF-α) biological agents, conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (csDMARDS), and non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and 20 controls matched for conventional cardiovascular risk factors. Aortic stiffness, ejection fraction, and left ventricular global longitudinal strain (LVGLS) were evaluated using transthoracic echocardiography and 2D Doppler echocardiography. RESULTS Aortic stiffness was higher in AS patients when compared to controls (P = 0.009). Stiffness increased in those being treated with csDMARDs when compared to the control group and those on anti-TNF-α biologics (P ˂0.001). AS patients' LVGLS values were worse than those of the control group (P < 0.001) and also worse in patients on csDMARDs and anti-TNF-α biologics when compared to those being treated with NSAIDs (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Subclinical cardiac dysfunction occurs in AS patients despite well controlled musculoskeletal disease. Aortic stiffness and LVGLS increases in AS patients. Anti-TNF biological agents may somewhat protect arterial compliance. We believe that all AS patients should be investigated for cardiac dysfunction and followed up accordingly.
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- Selin Ozen
- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Turkey Yuksek Ihtisas Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Turkey Yuksek Ihtisas Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Turkey Yuksek Ihtisas Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Rheumatology Division, Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Rheumatology Division, Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Assessment of left atrial function using speckle tracking echocardiography in ankylosing spondylitis: a case-control study. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2018; 34:1863-1868. [PMID: 30014361 DOI: 10.1007/s10554-018-1411-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2018] [Accepted: 07/10/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The aim of this study is to assess the left atrium (LA) deformation parameters by using 2D speckle tracking echocardiography (2D-STE) in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients and to evaluate the relationship between these parameters and AS clinical indexes. 30 patients with AS (22 males, 8 females) and 30 healthy individuals (19 males, 11 females) were enrolled in this study. Transthoracic echocardiography was performed to both groups. Besides the conventional echocardiographic parameters, the LA strain parameters; including systolic-reservoir (LA S-S), early diastolic-conduit (LA S-E), late diastolic-contraction (LA S-A) were measured. No significant difference was found between two groups in terms of conventional echocardiographic parameters except mean deceleration time (DT). Mean DT was prolonged in the AS patients compare with the control group (173.5 ± 22.5 vs. 155.3 ± 36.7, p = 0.025). In the AS patients, LA S-S (48.3 ± 9.4 vs. 56.9 ± 10.1, p = 0.001), LA S-E (26.4 ± 6.4 vs. 31.6 ± 7.3, p = 0.005) and LA S-A (21.9 ± 4.7 vs. 25.4 ± 5.7, p = 0.013) values were statistically lower than the control group. Also a negative correlation was observed between the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index (BASMI) and LA S-S (r = - 0.509, p = 0.004), LA S-E (r = - 0.501, p = 0.005). Our study demonstrated that 2D-STE is a useful method to determine the left atrial involvement in AS patients without the clinical evident of cardiovascular disease.
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Kocabaş H, Öncel CR, küçük M, Belgi Yıldırım A, kaçar C. Ankilozan Spondilit Hastalarında Kırmızı Hücre Dağılım Genişliği Ve Subklinik Sol Ventrikül Disfonksiyonu. ACTA MEDICA ALANYA 2018. [DOI: 10.30565/medalanya.393936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Biesbroek PS, Heslinga SC, Konings TC, van der Horst-Bruinsma IE, Hofman MBM, van de Ven PM, Kamp O, van Halm VP, Peters MJL, Smulders YM, van Rossum AC, Nurmohamed MT, Nijveldt R. Insights into cardiac involvement in ankylosing spondylitis from cardiovascular magnetic resonance. Heart 2016; 103:745-752. [PMID: 27852696 DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2016-310667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2016] [Revised: 10/26/2016] [Accepted: 10/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate cardiac involvement in patients with ankylosing spondylitis using cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR). METHODS Patients with ankylosing spondylitis without cardiovascular symptoms or known cardiovascular disease were screened by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) for participation in this exploratory CMR study. We prospectively enrolled 15 ankylosing spondylitis patients with an abnormal TTE for further tissue characterisation using late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) and T1 mapping. T1 mapping was used to calculate myocardial extracellular volume (ECV). Disease activity was assessed by C reactive protein (CRP) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) measurements. RESULTS In the total of 15 included patients, 14 had a complete CMR exam (mean age 62 years, 93% male and mean disease duration 21 years). Left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction was the most common finding on TTE (79%), followed by aortic root dilatation (14%), right ventricular (RV) dilatation (7%) and RV dysfunction (7%). CMR revealed focal hyperenhancement in three patients (21%), all with a particular pattern of enhancement. LV dysfunction, as defined by a LV ejection fraction below 55%, was observed in five patients (36%). Myocardial ECV was correlated with the CRP concentration (R=0.78, p<0.01) and ESR level (RS=0.73, p<0.01). CONCLUSIONS In patients with ankylosing spondylitis, CMR with cine imaging and LGE identified global LV dysfunction and focal areas of hyperenhancement. Myocardial ECV, quantified by CMR T1 mapping, was associated with the degree of disease activity. These results may suggest the presence of cardiac involvement in ankylosing spondylitis and may show the potential of ECV as a marker for disease monitoring.
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- P Stefan Biesbroek
- Departments of Cardiology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Netherlands Heart Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Reade Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Departments of Cardiology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physics and Medical Technology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Departments of Cardiology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Departments of Cardiology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Departments of Cardiology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Reade Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Departments of Cardiology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Ankylosing spondylitis is one of the subgroup of diseases called “seronegative spondyloarthropathy”. Frequently, it affects the vertebral colon and sacroiliac joint primarily and affects the peripheral joints less often. This chronic, inflammatory and rheumatic disease can also affect the extraarticular regions of the body. The extraarticular affections can be ophthalmologic, cardiac, pulmonary or neurologic. The cardiac affection can be 2-10% in all patients. Cardiac complications such as left ventricular dysfunction, aortitis, aortic regurgitation, pericarditis and cardiomegaly are reviewed.
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- Yasemin Ozkan
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Medicine, University of Dumlupinar, 4300 Kutahya, Turkey.
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Soroush M, Mominzadeh M, Ghelich Y, Soroosh S, Pasha MA. Investigation of Cardiac Complications and their Incidence in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis. Med Arch 2016; 70:35-8. [PMID: 26980929 PMCID: PMC4779348 DOI: 10.5455/medarh.2016.70.35-38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2015] [Accepted: 11/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease with unknown etiology which involves the sacroiliac and axial joints, but can also cause peripheral conflicts. It also comprises non-joint symptoms such as acute anterior uveitis, cardiac conduction defects, upper lobe pulmonary fibrosis, neurological involvement and renal amyloidosis. MATERIAL AND METHODS This study was a cross-sectional descriptive and analytical survey. In this study, 50 patients with AS were examined according to the New York Criteria in Army 501 Hospital in Tehran. Physical examinations, laboratory testing and HLA-B27, as well as X-ray of the spine and sacroiliac joint were taken from all subjects and involvement grading was identified. The control group consisted of 40 healthy people with no evidence of disease. The people resembled the study group in terms of age, sex, smoking, presence of high blood pressure, history of ischemic heart disease and also diabetes. RESULTS The mean age of patients in control and study group was 33.97 and 33.65 years, respectively. 37 (92.5%) patients in the control group and 46 in study group (92%) were male. The mean duration of cardiac involvement in patients was 8.6 years with SD=6.26. In AS group, 48 (96%) patients suffered from back pain, 43 from enteritis, 100% from Ankylosing Spondylitis, one from unilateral involvement, 22(44%) from peripheral arthritis and 27 (54%) from HLA-B27. CONCLUSION In total, Average heart involvement in the control group and AS group was 13.25 with SD=7.64 and 16.2 with SA=8.54, respectively, indicating no significant difference. In sum, based on the results obtained in this study, some types of heart involvements, such as mitral valve regurgitation and Mitral Valve Prolapse in AS patients are more prevalent than in the normal population.
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- Mohsen Soroush
- Department of Rheumatology, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Rheumatology, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Cardiology, 502 Hospital, AJA university of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Rheumatology, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Inci U, Yildiz A, Batmaz I, Tekbas E. Assessment of serum asymmetric dimethylarginine levels and left ventricular diastolic function in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Int J Rheum Dis 2015; 20:238-244. [PMID: 26012572 DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.12608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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AIM To assess left ventricular diastolic functions and serum dimethylarginine (ADMA) concentrations, as well as the effect of different treatment strategies on ADMA concentrations and diastolic function parameters, in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). METHOD Sixty AS patients and 40 control subjects without classical cardiovascular (CV) risk factors were included in the study. Baseline clinical and echocardiographic variables were obtained. C-reactive protein (CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and ADMA levels were measured. Spinal mobility, disease activity and functional status were assessed using Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index and Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index. RESULTS CRP, ESR and ADMA levels were significantly higher in the AS group as compared to the control group. Two (5%) control subjects and six (10%) AS patients met the criteria for left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (DD) on conventional Doppler echocardiography, but the difference was not statistically significant (P = 0.36). However, using tissue Doppler imaging, 12 (20%) patients in the AS group and three (8%) subjects in the control group were diagnosed with left ventricular DD (P = 0.08). The anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α group, conventional therapy group and control group were compared in terms of ADMA, CRP, ESR levels and echocardiographic parameters. ADMA levels were significantly lower in anti-TNF-α group as compared to the conventional therapy group (P < 0.001). In the control group, ADMA levels were significantly lower than both treatment groups (P < 0.001). CONCLUSION Increased ADMA levels reveal impaired nitric oxide metabolism in a relatively young group of patients with AS, who have no classical CV risk factors. Anti-TNF-α may have beneficial effect on endothelial function in AS patients by reducing ADMA levels.
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- Umit Inci
- Department of Cardiology, Dicle University School of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Dicle University School of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dicle University School of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Dicle University School of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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Cincin A, Sunbul M, Kivrak T, Atas H, Sari I, Tigen K, Kani T, Akin H, Imeryuz N, Basaran Y. Evaluation of cardiac function by two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography in ulcerative colitis patients. Dig Dis Sci 2014; 59:3004-11. [PMID: 25023227 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-014-3274-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2013] [Accepted: 06/27/2014] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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PURPOSE Although ulcerative colitis (UC) shows obvious similarities with other autoimmune diseases, cardiac consequences have not adequately introduced. The aim of our study was to evaluate left ventricular (LV) function in UC patients by using novel echocardiographic parameters. RESULTS Forty-five UC patients (mean age 37, 18 female) and 90 age- and sex-matched healthy volunteers (mean age 40, 38 female) included in the study. The mean disease activity score according to partial Mayo score was 2.16 ± 2.13. Mean global longitudinal strain (GLS) and global longitudinal strain rate (GLSR) measurements were significantly lower (-21.16 ± 2.71 vs. -23.36 ± 3.34; p < 0.001 and -1.33 ± 0.24 vs. -1.43 ± 0.24; p = 0.037, respectively), whereas global circumferential (-22.67 ± 3.66 vs. -23.37 ± 3.99; p = 0.140) and global radial strain (43.07 ± 8.58 vs. 44.12 ± 9.32; p = 0.545) measurements of the LV were similar in patients with UC compared with controls. The correlation coefficient (r) between GLS and partial Mayo score was -0.578 (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Our study suggests that systolic cardiac deformation values are impaired in UC patients. Reduced GLS and GLSR might be an early indicator of cardiac involvement in this population.
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- Altug Cincin
- Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey,
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Sveälv BG, Täng MS, Klingberg E, Forsblad-d’Elia H, Bergfeldt L. Prevalence of diastolic dysfunction in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a cross-sectional study. Scand J Rheumatol 2014; 44:111-7. [DOI: 10.3109/03009742.2014.953201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Ustun N, Kurt M, Nacar AB, Karateke HP, Guler H, Turhanoglu AD. Left ventricular systolic dysfunction in patients with ankylosing spondylitis without clinically overt cardiovascular disease by speckle tracking echocardiography. Rheumatol Int 2014; 35:607-11. [DOI: 10.1007/s00296-014-3130-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2014] [Accepted: 09/09/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Forsblad-d'Elia H, Wallberg H, Klingberg E, Carlsten H, Bergfeldt L. Cardiac conduction system abnormalities in ankylosing spondylitis: a cross-sectional study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2013; 14:237. [PMID: 23937715 PMCID: PMC3751249 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-14-237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2013] [Accepted: 08/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Background Cardiac conduction disturbances are common in spondyloarthropathies such as ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Whether their occurrence can be linked to signs and symptoms of rheumatic disease activity is an unsettled issue addressed in this study. Methods In this cross-sectional study patients with AS according to modified New York criteria but without psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease, dementia, pregnancy, other severe diseases such as malignancy and difficulties in answering questionnaires were invited; and 210 participated (120 men), mean age 49 years (SD 13; range: 16–77). Questionnaires, physical examination, ECG, and laboratory tests were performed at the same visit. Results Cardiac conduction disturbances were common and diagnosed in 10-33%, depending on if conservative or less conservative predefined criteria were applied. They consisted mostly of 1st degree atrio-ventricular block and prolonged QRS duration, but one patient had a pacemaker and 7 more had complete bundle branch blocks. Conduction abnormalities were associated mainly with age, male gender and body weight, and not with laboratory measures of inflammation or with Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index. Neither were they associated with the presence of HLA B27, which was found in 87% of all patients; the subtype B270502 dominated in all patients. Conclusions Cardiac conduction abnormalities are common in AS, but not associated with markers of disease activity or specific B27 subtypes. Even relatively mild conduction system abnormalities might, however, indirectly affect morbidity and mortality.
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van der Horst-Bruinsma IE, Nurmohamed MT. Management and evaluation of extra-articular manifestations in spondyloarthritis. Ther Adv Musculoskelet Dis 2012; 4:413-22. [PMID: 23227118 DOI: 10.1177/1759720x12458372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is a chronic inflammatory disease with either predominantly axial symptoms of the spine and sacroiliac joints (axial SpA, including ankylosing spondylitis) or predominantly arthritis (peripheral SpA). Next to these spinal and articular symptoms, many patients with SpA also have extra-articular manifestations (EAMs). EAMs associated with SpA include anterior uveitis (25-30%), psoriasis (10-25%) or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) (5-10%) and cardiovascular manifestations. Peripheral arthritis occurs in approximately 30% of patients, especially in large joints, and shows an asymmetrical, oligoarticular pattern. Other common joint complaints are due to enthesitis, which manifest as extra-articular bony tenderness in areas such as the Achilles tendon. Acute anterior uveitis presents with acute pain, loss of vision and redness in one eye that usually subsides spontaneously after several weeks. Rapid treatment by an ophthalmologist is required to prevent synechiae formation which could ultimately result in glaucoma and blindness. Although less common, organ involvement in SpA can also be located in the heart, lungs or kidneys. The risk of cardiovascular events is increased in SpA. Cardiac manifestations can involve the aortic valve (1-10%) or the atrioventricular node and the risk of atherosclerotic events is increased in this group. Treatment of SpA includes physical exercise and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and in case of peripheral arthritis, sulphasalazine can be added. When there is insufficient response to NSAIDs, tumor necrosis factor blockers, especially infliximab, etanercept, adalimumab and golimumab, are very effective in treating axial manifestations, arthritis, enthesitis and psoriasis. Anterior uveitis in SpA can be treated adequately by the ophthalmologist and in the case of refractory uveitis, treatment with adalimumab and infliximab seems to be more effective compared with etanercept. When IBD occurs with SpA, the use of NSAIDs should be minimized, except for celecoxib, and infliximab or adalimumab are preferred to etanercept. The incidence of atherosclerotic events or SpA-specific cardiac manifestations may be decreased by cardiovascular risk management or effective antirheumatic treatment. Overall it is important to realize that extra-articular manifestations frequently occur in patients with SpA and should be taken into account in the choice of treatment.
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Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia and Wolff–Parkinson–White Syndrome in Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Large Cohort Observation Study and Literature Review. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2012; 42:246-53. [DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2012.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2011] [Revised: 04/10/2012] [Accepted: 04/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Kırış A, Karkucak M, Karaman K, Kırış G, Capkın E, Gökmen F, Kutlu M, Çelik Ş, Ayar A. Patients with ankylosing spondylitis have evidence of left ventricular asynchrony. Echocardiography 2012; 29:661-7. [PMID: 22404185 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2012.01665.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease that often leads to cardiovascular complications including aortic regurgitation and conduction disturbances. Left ventricular (LV) systolic asynchrony is defined as loss of the simultaneous peak contraction of corresponding cardiac segments. The aim of this study was to evaluate LV systolic asynchrony noninvasively in patients with AS by using tissue synchrony imaging (TSI). METHODS Asynchrony was evaluated in 77 AS patients (61 male, mean age 36.4 ± 10 years) and 40 controls (35 male, mean age 39.1 ± 8.2 years). All study population underwent a comprehensive echocardiographic evaluation including TSI. The time to regional peak systolic velocity (Ts) during the ejection phase in LV was measured from TSI images by the six-basal and six-midsegmental model, and four TSI parameters of systolic asynchrony were computed. RESULTS The baseline demographic and echocardiographic characteristics were similar between the patients enrolled and controls. All TSI parameters of LV asynchrony were prolonged in patients with AS compared to controls: the standard deviation (SD) of the 12 LV segments Ts (39.6 ± 19.6 vs. 24.7 ± 11.6, P < 0.001); the maximal difference in Ts between any 2 of the 12 LV segments (122.1 ± 52.9 vs. 82.2 ± 38.6, P < 0.001); the SD of the six basal LV segments (33.5 ± 20.2 vs. 23 ± 13.3, P = 0.008); and the maximal difference in Ts between any two of the six basal LV segments (84.6 ± 48.1 vs. 60.4 ± 34.6, P = 0.008). The asynchrony parameters were significantly correlated with index of myocardial performance (Tei index) and peak systolic mitral annular velocity. CONCLUSION TSI showed presence of LV systolic asynchrony in patients with AS which may account for the cardiovascular complications of AS.
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- Abdulkadir Kırış
- Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey.
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Yalcin H, Guler H, Gunay E, Yeral N, Turhanoglu A, Bolaç E, Yalcin F. Left ventricular wall function abnormalities in patients with ankylosing spondylitis evaluated by gated myocardial perfusion scintigraphy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 30:292-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.remn.2010.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2010] [Revised: 11/30/2010] [Accepted: 12/02/2010] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Lassalle C, Lonchampt MF, Puechal X, Dernis E. Aortite thoraco-abdominale au cours d’une spondylarthrite ankylosante : un nouveau cas et revue de la littérature. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 36:200-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmv.2011.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2010] [Accepted: 02/23/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Lui NL, Thumboo J, Inman R. Cardiomyopathy in ankylosing spondylitis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2011; 63:564-9. [PMID: 20740605 DOI: 10.1002/acr.20333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Nai Lee Lui
- Singapore General Hospital, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
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ABDUL MUIZZ AM, MOHD SHAHRIR MS, SAZLIYANA S, OTEH M, SHAMSUL AS, HUSSEIN H. A cross-sectional study of diastolic dysfunction in rheumatoid arthritis and its association with disease activity. Int J Rheum Dis 2011; 14:18-30. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-185x.2010.01593.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Goulenok TM, Meune C, Gossec L, Dougados M, Kahan A, Allanore Y. Usefulness of routine electrocardiography for heart disease screening in patients with spondyloarthropathy or rheumatoid arthritis. Joint Bone Spine 2010; 77:146-50. [PMID: 20189433 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2010.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/02/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the usefulness of routine electrocardiography for heart disease screening in patients with spondyloarthropathy (SpA) or rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS We included consecutive patients with SpA or RA or with degenerative joint disease (control group) admitted over a 6-month period and free of cardiovascular events. A 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) was obtained and was interpreted by a cardiologist who was unaware of the diagnosis. RESULTS We included 108 patients with SpA (mean duration, 11+/-10 years), 106 with RA (mean duration, 12+/-9 years), and 74 with degenerative joint disease (controls). No patient had cardiovascular symptoms or a prior history of cardiovascular disease. The only difference in cardiovascular risk factors across the three populations was a higher prevalence of diabetes in the RA and control groups. We found no differences between the SpA or RA groups and the control group regarding the rates of the following ECG findings: premature beats, atrioventricular block (2.8% in the SpA group, 1.9% in the RA group, and 2.7% in the control group), complete or incomplete left bundle branch block (0.9%, 0.9%, and 2.7%, respectively), complete right bundle branch bloc or left bundle branch block (0.9%, 4.7%, and 4.1%, respectively); and abnormalities suggesting myocardial ischemia (10.2%, 19.8%, and 17.6%, respectively). CONCLUSION In patients with SpA or RA who have no cardiovascular symptoms or history of cardiovascular disease, a routine ECG shows no increase in the cardiac abnormalities specifically associated with these joint diseases, compared to controls with degenerative joint disease.
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- Tiphaine Miquel Goulenok
- Services de rhumatologie A, hôpital Cochin, AP-HP, université Paris-Descartes, 27, rue du faubourg 75679 Paris cedex 14, France
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Luckie M, Irion L, Khattar RS. Severe Mitral and Aortic Regurgitation in Association with Ankylosing Spondylitis. Echocardiography 2009; 26:705-10. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2009.00912.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Moyssakis I, Gialafos E, Vassiliou VA, Boki K, Votteas V, Sfikakis PP, Tzelepis GE. Myocardial performance and aortic elasticity are impaired in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Scand J Rheumatol 2009; 38:216-21. [PMID: 19229673 DOI: 10.1080/03009740802474672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To measure aortic stiffness and global left ventricular (LV) function in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and no clinical evidence of heart disease. METHODS Fifty-seven consecutive patients with AS (54 males, three females, mean age 41.78+/-10.02 years) without clinical evidence of cardiac involvement and 78 healthy subjects (73 males, five females, mean age 39.92+/-9.11 years) underwent complete echocardiographic study. Aortic stiffness was determined non-invasively by aortic distensibility (AoD) and the global LV function was evaluated by the myocardial performance index (the Tei index). RESULTS AoD in patients with AS [(2.21+/-0.24)x10(-6) cm(2) dyn(-1)] was decreased compared to controls [(2.58+/-0.19) )x10(-6) cm(2) dyn(-1), p<0.01], confirming that aortic stiffness is increased in AS. The LV Tei index was significantly increased in the patient group compared to the control group (0.392+/-0.031 vs. 0.370+/-0.034, p<0.01). The ejection fraction (EF) did not differ between the two groups (p>0.05). In multivariate linear regression analysis, AoD was significantly associated with the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) and LV isovolumic relaxation time (IVRT) whereas the LV Tei index was associated with BASDAI and the LV mass index. CONCLUSIONS Patients with AS and no clinical evidence of cardiac disease have increased stiffness of the aorta and decreased global myocardial performance and both of these abnormal measurements correlate with disease activity. The abnormal Tei index may reflect an early manifestation of cardiac dysfunction in these patients.
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- I Moyssakis
- Cardiology Department, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
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Acar G, Sayarlioglu M, Akcay A, Sokmen A, Sokmen G, Altun B, Nacar AB, Gunduz M, Tuncer C. Assessment of Atrial Electromechanical Coupling Characteristics in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis. Echocardiography 2009; 26:549-57. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2008.00838.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Bergfeldt L, Rosenqvist M. Atrial arrhythmias--the dominating cardiac problem in three patients with HLA B27 associated rheumatic disorders. ACTA MEDICA SCANDINAVICA 2009; 224:627-30. [PMID: 3264661 DOI: 10.1111/j.0954-6820.1988.tb19636.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Three young patients with atrial arrhythmias as the probable consequence of an HLA B27 associated inflammatory disease process are described. They are presented as an expansion of the spectrum of cardiac manifestations that can be seen in patients with HLA B27 associated rheumatic disorders, and as possible evidence of myocardial involvement of this disease process.
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- L Bergfeldt
- Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institute at Huddinge Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Okan T, Sari I, Akar S, Cece H, Goldeli O, Guneri S, Akkoc N. Ventricular diastolic function of ankylosing spondylitis patients by using conventional pulsed wave Doppler, myocardial performance index and tissue Doppler imaging. Echocardiography 2008; 25:47-56. [PMID: 18271873 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2007.00541.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate ventricular functions by using standard Doppler echocardiography (SDE), myocardial performance index (MPI), and pulsed wave tissue Doppler imaging (PW-TDI) in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and healthy controls. METHODS Forty-nine AS patients (38 +/- 11 years, 25 M/24 F) and 33 controls (36 +/- 9 years, 17 M/16 F) were studied. Two-dimensional, M-Mode, SDE, PW-TDI echocardiography examinations were performed. Spinal mobility was assessed by the Bath ankylosing spondylitis metrology index (BASMI) measurement. Patients were also evaluated using the Bath ankylosing spondylitis functional index (BASFI) and the Bath ankylosing spondylitis disease activity index (BASDAI). RESULTS Four control subjects and six AS patients met the left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction (DD) criteria by using conventional Doppler echocardiography (p > 0.05). However, using PW-TDI method 22 patients in the AS group and six subjects in the control group were diagnosed to have LV DD (Em/Am < 1). Pseudonormalized pattern was present in 16 AS patients and two control subjects. Correlation analysis revealed significant moderate negative correlations between Em/Am and BASMI, age and body mass index (p < 0.05; r =-0.3, -0.6, and -0.4, respectively). No correlation was observed between Em/Am and disease duration, BASFI, BASDAI, CRP, and ESR. We could not detect any right ventricular function involvement either by conventional or by recently introduced echocardiography methods. The risk of developing LV DD was found to be 3.7 times higher in AS patients. CONCLUSION When sensitive echocardiographic Doppler techniques such as MPI, TDI-derived MPI, and PW-TDI are utilized, DD can be detected in a significant proportion of patients with AS without cardiovascular (CV) disease which may contribute CV mortality in these patients.
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- Taha Okan
- Department of Cardiology, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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Kazmierczak J, Peregud-Pogorzelska M, Biernawska J, Przepiera-Bedzak H, Goracy J, Brzosko I, Plonska E, Brzosko M. Cardiac arrhythmias and conduction disturbances in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Angiology 2008; 58:751-6. [PMID: 18216383 DOI: 10.1177/0003319707299208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Conduction disturbances, aortic incompetence, and myocardial fibrosis are known complications in adult patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Its incidence has been reported to be 10% to 30%; however, less attention has been paid to all cardiac arrhythmias. The aim of this study was to evaluate arrhythmias and conduction disturbances in patients with AS using electrocardiograms and Holter monitoring (including heart rate variability analysis) and to estimate its relationships with age, gender, clinical features, and duration of AS. Thirty-one patients with AS (20 to 69 years old, mean 50 +/- 14) and 22 healthy volunteers (26 to 69 years old, mean 49 +/- 13) underwent rheumatologic and cardiologic evaluations. Ventricular extrasystoles were present in 55% of AS patients and in 28% of controls. Supraventricular extrasystoles were present in 94% of AS patients and 100% of controls. The frequency of ventricular extrasystoles was found to be higher in the AS patients than in the control subjects. Significant differences were found in heart rate variability analyses: ultra low-frequency power and root mean square recessive difference (r-MSSD) were lower in the AS group. When the AS group was divided into subgroups (stages 3 and 4), significant differences were found between control subjects and stage 3 patients in PR interval, heart rate (HR), T-wave duration, ultra low frequency, and r-MSSD and between controls and stage 4 patients in HR, T-wave duration, and r-MSSD. QTc and QTd were not significantly different in groups and subgroups and were not correlated with any other clinical or electrocardiographic parameter. Cardiac arrhythmias were more frequent in patients with AS than in the healthy population. Simple electrocardiograms and Holter parameters do not correlate with the incidence of VESs, age, gender, clinical features, and duration of AS.
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Vinsonneau U, Brondex A, Mansourati J, Saraux A, Cornily JC, Arlès F, Godon P, Quiniou G. Cardiovascular disease in patients with spondyloarthropathies. Joint Bone Spine 2008; 75:18-21. [PMID: 17913549 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2007.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2006] [Accepted: 04/03/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Spondyloarthropathies are associated with a greater cardiovascular risk than expected based on the cardiac lesions known to occur in these diseases. The prevalence of several conventional risk factors is high in spondyloarthropathy patients, and chronic inflammation also contributes to premature plaque formation. In addition, susceptibility genes for spondyloarthropathies may be associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Finally, several drugs used to treat spondyloarthropathies may contribute to the occurrence of cardiovascular events. A careful evaluation of the cardiovascular risk profile is a key component of the management of patients with spondyloarthropathies.
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- Ulric Vinsonneau
- Cardiology Department, Clermont Tonnerre Armed Forces Teaching Hospital, BP 41, 29240 Brest Armées, France.
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Brunner F, Kunz A, Weber U, Kissling R. Ankylosing spondylitis and heart abnormalities: do cardiac conduction disorders, valve regurgitation and diastolic dysfunction occur more often in male patients with diagnosed ankylosing spondylitis for over 15 years than in the normal population? Clin Rheumatol 2005; 25:24-9. [PMID: 16247583 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-005-1117-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2004] [Revised: 02/14/2004] [Accepted: 02/14/2005] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The objective of this study was to determine the rate of selected cardiac pathologies (conduction disorders, valve regurgitation and diastolic dysfunction) in patients with long-standing ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and compare the results with the prevalence in the normal population. A rheumatologic (structured questionnaire interview) and cardiac evaluation (resting electrocardiography and echocardiography) was performed in 100 male subjects with AS and a disease duration of more than 15 years. The rates for conduction disorders, aortic and mitral valve regurgitation and diastolic dysfunction were compared with the corresponding results in the literature among the normal population. In patients with long-standing AS there was no increased rate for valve regurgitation (mitral and aortic valve) and for arrhythmia. Diastolic dysfunction occurred more often in patients with long-standing AS. However, this might be caused by the presence of other cardiovascular risk factors such as age and hypertension. According to these results, a cardiologic evaluation with echocardiography should not be recommended routinely in patients with long-standing AS. To confirm these results, a large prospective study with patients with long-standing AS and with a matched control group should be performed in the future.
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- Florian Brunner
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rheumatology, Balgrist University Hospital, Forchstrasse 340, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland.
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Gratacós J. [Not Available]. REUMATOLOGIA CLINICA 2005; 1 Suppl 1:S54-S60. [PMID: 21794283 DOI: 10.1016/s1699-258x(05)72765-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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- J Gratacós
- Unitat de Reumatologia. Hospital de Sabadell. Institut Universitari Parc Taulí (UAB). Sabadell. Barcelona. España
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Gratacós J. [Extra-articular manifestations and complications of ankylosing spondylitis]. REUMATOLOGIA CLINICA 2005; 1:25-31. [PMID: 21794233 DOI: 10.1016/s1699-258x(05)72709-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2004] [Accepted: 11/22/2004] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Extra-articular manifestations can be defined as all symptoms and signs etiopathogenically related, at least in part, to ankylosing spondylitis (AS) that arise in the various organs and tissues of the locomotor apparatus. Thus, ocular, intestinal and cardiac manifestations, which are common to all spondylarthritides through their association with HLA-B27, are grouped under this heading. Complications include clinical manifestations that result from persistent spondylitic activity and/or treatment. Table 1 provides a list and the main characteristics of these manifestations. Obviously, this classification is far from perfect since, among other factors, knowledge of the etiopathogenesis of AS is still fairly limited.
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- J Gratacós
- Unidad de Reumatología. Hospital de Sabadell. Institut Universitari Parc Taulí. Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. Sabadell. Barcelona. España
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van der Paardt M, Crusius JBA, García-González MA, Dijkmans BAC, Peña AS, van der Horst-Bruinsma IE. Susceptibility to ankylosing spondylitis: no evidence for the involvement of transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGFB1) gene polymorphisms. Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64:616-9. [PMID: 15769917 PMCID: PMC1755451 DOI: 10.1136/ard.2004.027698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Genetic factors are thought to be crucial in the pathogenesis of ankylosing spondylitis. Transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF beta 1) is a multifunctional cytokine that plays a key role in inflammation. Two functional single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the TGFB1 gene have been described: TGFB1 T869C and TGFB1 G915C. OBJECTIVE To determine whether these SNPs contribute to ankylosing spondylitis susceptibility or its disease characteristics. METHODS Genomic DNA was isolated from the peripheral blood of 134 patients with ankylosing spondylitis and 194 healthy blood donors. All subjects were unrelated and of white Dutch ethnicity. The diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis was made according to the modified New York criteria. The TGFB1 T869C and TGFB1 G915C SNPs were genotyped by a polymerase chain reaction-single strand conformation polymorphism haplotyping method. RESULTS No significant differences were found between patients and controls in genotype, allele, and haplotype frequencies or in the carrier rate of the rare alleles of the TGFB1 T869C and TGFB1 G915C SNPs. CONCLUSIONS TGFB1 T869C and TGFB1 G915C SNPs are not major factors in the susceptibility to ankylosing spondylitis or its disease characteristics.
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- M van der Paardt
- The Jan van Breemen Institute, VU University Medical Centre, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Peters MJ, van der Horst-Bruinsma IE, Dijkmans BA, Nurmohamed MT. Cardiovascular risk profile of patients with spondylarthropathies, particularly ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2004; 34:585-92. [PMID: 15609262 DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2004.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 276] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the cardiovascular risk profile of spondylarthropathy patients, particularly ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis. METHODS A Pubmed literature search was performed to collect English-language articles for this clinically orientated review. Studies were selected if they included (cardiovascular) mortality and morbidity and/or data about cardiovascular risk factors in spondylarthropathies. RESULTS Ankylosing spondylitis as well as psoriatic arthritis appear to be associated with an increased cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. Several factors, ie, smoking, altered lipid profile, hypertension, increased fibrinogen level, enhanced number of platelets, and hypercoagulability might explain the enhanced cardiovascular risk. Moreover, a decline in physical activity, the presence of HLA-B27, and inflammation may play a role. Finally, undertreatment of cardiovascular morbidity also may contribute to the higher cardiovascular risk. CONCLUSIONS The available data indicate an increased cardiovascular risk in spondylarthropathy patients, particularly those with ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis. RELEVANCE Rheumatologists should be aware of the enhanced cardiovascular risk in patients with ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis. If modifiable cardiovascular risk factors are identified, treatment could ultimately result in a lower cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
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- Mike J Peters
- Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Centre, Jan van Breemen Institute, Slotervaart Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Saricaoglu H, Güllülü S, Bülbül Baskan E, Cordan J, Tunali S. Echocardiographic findings in subjects with psoriatic arthropathy. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2003; 17:414-7. [PMID: 12834451 DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-3083.2003.00748.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Psoriatic arthropathy (PA) is a seronegative arthropathy with a 5-20% prevalence among psoriatics. In recent years, cardiovascular abnormalities have been shown in patients with seronegative arthropathies. OBJECTIVE/AIM Since echocardiography is a non-invasive method to evidence cardiac abnormalities, we planned a study to evaluate heart involvement in subjects with psoriatic athropathy using this method. METHODS A total of 21 subjects (15 women, six men) aged from 34 to 71 years were involved in this study. After PA diagnosis was confirmed by skeletal scintigraphic survey, patients were evaluated by Doppler echocardiogram for cardiovascular disturbances and the results were compared with those for a sex- and age-matched control group. RESULTS The left ventricle end-diastolic and end-systolic diameters of the PA group were statistically different from those of the control group (P < 0.05), but no difference was observed in ejection fraction and the mitral E/A ratios. The presence of diastolic dysfunction was significantly related to the presence of arthropathy and the duration of psoriasis (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION We conclude that mild diastolic dysfunction may accompany PA but our data should be confirmed by further studies.
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- H Saricaoglu
- Uludad University Medical Faculty, Department of Dermatology, Bursa, Turkey.
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Cioffi U, Ciulla MM, De Simone M, Paliotti R, Pierini A, Magrini F, Botti F, Contessini-Avesani E. Effects of chronic inflammatory bowel diseases on left ventricular structure and function: a study protocol. BMC Public Health 2002; 2:19. [PMID: 12220482 PMCID: PMC128828 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-2-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2002] [Accepted: 09/10/2002] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Experimental evidences suggest an increased collagen deposition in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). In particular, large amounts of collagen type I, III and V have been described and correlated to the development of intestinal fibrotic lesions. No information has been available until now about the possible increased collagen deposition far from the main target organ. In the hypothesis that chronic inflammation and increased collagen metabolism are reflected also in the systemic circulation, we aimed this study to evaluate the effects on left ventricular wall structure by assessing splancnic and systemic collagen metabolism (procollagen III assay), deposition (ultrasonic tissue characterization), and cardiac function (echocardiography) in patients with different long standing history of IBD, before and after surgery. METHODS Thirty patients affected by active IBD, 15 with Crohn and 15 with Ulcerative Colitis, submitted to surgery will be enrolled in the study in a double blind fashion. They will be studied before the surgical operation and 6, 12 months after surgery. A control group of 15 healthy age and gender-matched subjects will also be studied. At each interval blood samples will be collected in order to assess the collagen metabolism; a transthoracic echocardiogram will be recorded for the subsequent determination of cardiac function and collagen deposition. DISCUSSION From this study protocol we expect additional information about the association between IBD and cardiovascular disorders; in particular to address the question if chronic inflammation, through the altered collagen metabolism, could affect left ventricular structure and function in a manner directly related to the estimated duration of the disease.
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- Ugo Cioffi
- Department of Surgery, University of Milan, Ospedale Maggiore di Milano – IRCCS, Via F Sforza, 35 – 20122 – Milano, Italy
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- Istituto di Clinica Medica Generale e Terapia Medica, Centro di Fisiologia Clinica e Ipertensione, University of Milan, Ospedale Maggiore di Milano – IRCCS, Via F Sforza, 35 – 20122 – Milano, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, University of Milan, Ospedale Maggiore di Milano – IRCCS, Via F Sforza, 35 – 20122 – Milano, Italy
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- Istituto di Clinica Medica Generale e Terapia Medica, Centro di Fisiologia Clinica e Ipertensione, University of Milan, Ospedale Maggiore di Milano – IRCCS, Via F Sforza, 35 – 20122 – Milano, Italy
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- Istituto di Clinica Medica Generale e Terapia Medica, Centro di Fisiologia Clinica e Ipertensione, University of Milan, Ospedale Maggiore di Milano – IRCCS, Via F Sforza, 35 – 20122 – Milano, Italy
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- Istituto di Clinica Medica Generale e Terapia Medica, Centro di Fisiologia Clinica e Ipertensione, University of Milan, Ospedale Maggiore di Milano – IRCCS, Via F Sforza, 35 – 20122 – Milano, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, University of Milan, Ospedale Maggiore di Milano – IRCCS, Via F Sforza, 35 – 20122 – Milano, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, University of Milan, Ospedale Maggiore di Milano – IRCCS, Via F Sforza, 35 – 20122 – Milano, Italy
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Sander GE, Giles TD. Cardiovascular Complications of Collagen Vascular Disease. CURRENT TREATMENT OPTIONS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE 2002; 4:151-159. [PMID: 11858777 DOI: 10.1007/s11936-002-0035-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Collagen vascular diseases commonly affect the heart; cardiovascular events are the major cause of mortality in people with these diseases. A striking feature of the cardiac involvement in individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis is aggressive and accelerated atherosclerosis; women with SLE in the 35- to 44-year-old age group are more than 50 times more likely to suffer myocardial infarction than are matched controls. Traditional risk factors contribute to the accelerated atherosclerosis, but cannot explain the extent of risk. It is possible that the inflammatory process, which is similar to the inflammatory process in atherosclerosis, pays a critical pathophysiologic role. It is critically important to identify the presence of traditional cardiovascular risk factors (eg, tobacco usage, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes, homocysteinemia), and to modify these to secondary prevention targets. Cardiac valvular disease is common in individuals with SLE and rheumatoid arthritis; its presence should be anticipated and subacute bacterial endocarditis prophylaxis precautions initiated. Cardiac autonomic neuropathy and conduction disturbances are common in people with heart disease related to systemic sclerosis and human leukocyte antigen B27; these patients should be monitored carefully for evidence of dysrhythmias.
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- Gary E. Sander
- Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1542 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
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Jiménez-Balderas FJ, García-Rubi D, Pérez-Hinojosa S, Arellano J, Yáñez P, Sanchez ML, Camargo-Coronel A, Zonana-Nacach A. Two-dimensional echo Doppler findings in juvenile and adult onset ankylosing spondylitis with long-term disease. Angiology 2001; 52:543-8. [PMID: 11512693 DOI: 10.1177/000331970105200806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The authors' objective was to determine by 2-dimensional echo Doppler (2DECHO) the cardiac abnormalities in juvenile onset ankylosing spondylitis (JOAS) and adult onset ankylosing spondylitis (AOAS) in male patients with long-term disease. Twenty patients with JOAS, 31 with AOAS, and 20 healthy controls of the same age and gender without cardiopulmonary symptoms were studied. Using 2DECHO, the heart dimensions were determined according to American Society of Echocardiography guidelines. The left ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF) was calculated by Teichholz's formula. Cardiomyopathy was established when 2DECHO had diminished LVEF. Statistics used were the Student t and Fisher test, chi2, and ANOVA. Ninety percent of JOAS and 51% of AOAS patients were B27+ (p=0.005). The disease duration was 19.3 +/- 8.8 years in JOAS and 14.8 +/- 12.8 years in AOAS (p=NS). Age at the time of the study was 30.7 +/- 9.9 years in JOAS vs 40.3 +/- 12.7 in AOAS (p=0.003), and vs 40.2 +/- 17 years in controls (p=NS). There was a higher frequency of cardiomyopathy in AOAS (32.2%) than in JOAS (25%) and the controls (0%) (p=0.01). Patients with JOAS had a higher mitral valve gradient (25%) than AOAS patients (19%, p=NS) and controls (0%, p=0.04). Abnormal aortic ring reflectance was shown in 19% of AOAS vs 0% abnormalities in JOAS and controls (p=0.01). The aortic root diameter was increased in 58% of AOAS, 30% of JOAS, and 0% of controls (p=0.001). The frequency of 2DECHO abnormalities was increased in cardiopulmonary asymptomatic spondylitis patients. Despite the high frequency of B27+, JOAS had a lower frequency of aortic abnormalities than AOAS. Mitral valve gradient was found in JOAS and in AOAS that could contribute to a decreased ejection fraction and to left ventricular dysfunction.
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The systemic autoimmune diseases are a protean group of illnesses that primarily affect the joints, muscles, and connective tissue. All aspects of the cardiovascular system can be involved with clinical consequences ranging from asymptomatic abnormalities to serious life-threatening conditions. This article discusses the cardiovascular manifestations of the systemic autoimmune diseases with particular focus on clinical pathophysiology and management.
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- M J Longo
- Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Roldan CA, Chavez J, Wiest PW, Qualls CR, Crawford MH. Aortic root disease and valve disease associated with ankylosing spondylitis. J Am Coll Cardiol 1998; 32:1397-404. [PMID: 9809954 DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(98)00393-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study sought to determine the prevalence, characteristics, relation to clinical features and evolution of aortic root disease and valve disease associated with ankylosing spondylitis (AKS). BACKGROUND Aortic root disease and valve disease are common in patients with AKS, but their clinical and prognostic implications have not been well defined. METHODS Forty-four outpatients with AKS and 30 age- and gender-matched healthy volunteers underwent initial transesophageal echocardiography and rheumatologic evaluations. Twenty-five patients underwent clinical and echocardiographic follow-up 39+/-10 months later. RESULTS Aortic root disease and valve disease were common in patients (82%) as compared with controls (27%; p < 0.001). Aortic root thickening, increased stiffness and dilatation were seen in 61%, 61% and 25% of patients, respectively. Valve thickening (41% for the aortic and 34% for the mitral valve) manifested predominantly (74%) as nodularities of the aortic cusps and basal thickening of the anterior mitral leaflet, forming the characteristic subaortic bump. Valve regurgitation was seen in almost half of patients, and 40% had moderate lesions. Except for the duration of AKS, aortic root disease and valve disease were unrelated to the activity, severity or therapy of AKS. During follow-up of 25 patients, in up to 24% new aortic root or valve abnormalities developed, in 12% existing valve regurgitation worsened significantly and in 20% abnormalities resolved. Twenty percent of patients developed heart failure, underwent valve replacement, had a stroke or died, as compared with 3% of control subjects. CONCLUSIONS Aortic root disease and valve disease are common in patients with AKS, are unrelated to clinical features of AKS, can resolve or progress over time and are associated with clinically important cardiovascular morbidity.
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- C A Roldan
- Division of Cardiology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87108, USA.
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Henein MY, Cailes J, O'Sullivan C, du Bois RM, Gibson DG. Abnormal ventricular long-axis function in systemic sclerosis. Chest 1995; 108:1533-40. [PMID: 7497756 DOI: 10.1378/chest.108.6.1533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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STUDY OBJECTIVE To assess possible effects of systemic sclerosis on ventricular function. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of patients referred for echocardiographic examination to assess ventricular function. SETTING Tertiary referral center for cardiac and chest diseases equipped with invasive and noninvasive facilities. PATIENTS Thirty-four patients with clinical diagnosis of systemic sclerosis, aged 49 +/- 12 years; 24 had pulmonary fibrosis and 10 did not. There were 21 normal controls of similar age. MEASUREMENTS Two-dimensional guided M-mode echocardiographic recordings of the left ventricular minor and long axis at the left and septal sites and right ventricle were obtained. Transmitral and transtricuspid Doppler flow velocities were also obtained with ECG and phonocardiogram. RESULTS In 24 patients with pulmonary fibrosis, long-axis excursion was reduced 2.1 +/- 0.5 vs 2.7 +/- 0.4 cm/s as was peak rate of shortening and lengthening, 8.5 +/- 3.3 vs 10.8 +/- 2.4 cm/s and 7.5 +/- 2.5 vs 12 +/- 3.6 cm/s, respectively (p < 0.001), at the right side compared with 10 patients without. The onset of right long-axis shortening and lengthening was delayed with respect to the Q wave of the ECG and P2 of the phonocardiogram (p < 0.001 in both vs controls). The onset of tricuspid forward flow from the second heart sound was also delayed in the two groups, 110 +/- 15 ms and 100 +/- 20 ms vs 80 +/- 15 ms, respectively (p < 0.001). Right ventricular late diastolic filling velocities were increased 35 +/- 15 and 35 +/- 12 cm/s vs 20 +/- 10 cm/s in both groups (p < 0.01), and hence E:A ratio reduced 1.25 +/- 0.5 and 1.4 +/- 0.3 vs 1.9 +/- 0.4, respectively (p < 0.001). Pulmonary flow acceleration time was reduced only in patients with pulmonary fibrosis, 105 +/- 30 ms vs 125 +/- 30 ms (p < 0.001). At the left side, total long-axis excursion was reduced only in patients with pulmonary fibrosis (p < 0.01), while peak shortening and lengthening rates were reduced in both groups (p < 0.05). The onset of shortening from the Q wave and lengthening from the second heart sound were both delayed in the two groups with the latter greatly delayed in patients with pulmonary fibrosis (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Right and left ventricular long-axis function is frequently abnormal in patients with systemic sclerosis. Abnormalities are more profound in patients with CT evidence of pulmonary fibrosis than in those without. We suggest that these disturbances are due to myocardial fibrosis which, from the anatomic distribution of longitudinally directed fibers, is likely to have been subendocardial.
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- M Y Henein
- Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Crowley JJ, Donnelly SM, Tobin M, FitzGerald O, Bresnihan B, Maurer BJ, Quigley PJ. Doppler echocardiographic evidence of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in ankylosing spondylitis. Am J Cardiol 1993; 71:1337-40. [PMID: 8498377 DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(93)90551-m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Although cardiac involvement in the form of conduction abnormalities or aortic regurgitation occurs in 5 to 10% of patients with ankylosing spondylitis, few studies have assessed left ventricular (LV) function. This study assesses the prevalence of both systolic and diastolic LV dysfunction and other cardiac abnormalities in patients with ankylosing spondylitis who have no clinical cardiac manifestations. Fifty-nine patients (49 men and 10 women, mean age 42 +/- 10 years) underwent full clinical examination, electrocardiography, 24-hour Holter monitoring and 2-dimensional, M-mode and Doppler echocardiography. Mean disease duration was 17 +/- 9 years (range 1 to 42). Seventeen patients had evidence of noncardiac extraarticular manifestations. Precordial examination was normal in all. An age- and sex-matched control group of 44 healthy subjects was also studied. On echocardiography, abnormal LV diastolic function was detected in 12 patients (20%). Prolonged isovolumic relaxation time, prolonged deceleration time, reduced rate of descent of flow velocity in early diastole (EF slope) and reversal of the early and late peak transmitral diastolic flow velocities (E/A ratio) were noted in 9 patients. In 3 patients there was an increased E/A ratio, reduced deceleration time and increased EF slope. Mild aortic regurgitation and mitral regurgitation was seen in 1 and 3 patients, respectively. No abnormalities of left atrial size, LV systolic or diastolic dimensions or wall thicknesses were noted. There was no correlation between the presence of LV diastolic dysfunction and age, disease severity, disease duration, or the presence of extraarticular manifestations.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- J J Crowley
- Division of Cardiology, University College, Dublin, Ireland
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Mustonen J, Laakso M, Hirvonen T, Mutru O, Pirnes M, Vainio P, Kuikka JT, Rautio P, Länsimies E. Abnormalities in left ventricular diastolic function in male patients with rheumatoid arthritis without clinically evident cardiovascular disease. Eur J Clin Invest 1993; 23:246-53. [PMID: 8500517 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.1993.tb00769.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Epidemiological studies have suggested that patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have increased mortality due to cardiovascular disease. We studied cardiac performance in 12 asymptomatic male patients with RA and 14 control subjects to elucidate early disturbances in cardiac function. In echocardiography, isovolumic relaxation time was longer (64 +/- 6 vs. 49 +/- 3 ms, mean +/- SEM, P = 0.010) and peak filling rate (134 +/- 10 vs. 159 +/- 6 mm s-1, P = 0.015) lower in patients with RA than in control subjects, reflecting an impairment in left ventricular diastolic function. Left ventricular systolic function assessed by radionuclide angiocardiography at rest and during exercise was similar in both groups. There were no differences between the patients with RA and control subjects in the heart rate, systolic blood pressure and oxygen uptake during peak exercise. Left ventricular diastolic function is impaired in spite of normal left ventricular systolic function in patients with RA without clinically evident cardiovascular disease and this may contribute to the excess of cardiovascular mortality in patients with RA.
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- J Mustonen
- Department of Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital, Finland
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Sun JP, Khan MA, Farhat AZ, Bahler RC. Alterations in cardiac diastolic function in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Int J Cardiol 1992; 37:65-72. [PMID: 1428290 DOI: 10.1016/0167-5273(92)90133-n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Ankylosing spondylitis is associated with a decreased survival that appears attributable to cardiovascular causes. To determine whether alterations in systolic or diastolic cardiac function precede overt cardiac disease, 20 ankylosing spondylitis patients without clinical evidence of cardiovascular disease and 25 healthy age and gender matched controls were studied by cross-sectional and Doppler echocardiography. Systolic function was assessed by wall motion analysis and ejection velocities. Diastolic function was measured by the peak velocity of early ventricular inflow, peak velocity in late diastole during atrial systole, the ratio of these velocities and the diastolic filling time. Atrial, ventricular and aortic dimensions were similar in patients and controls. Ejection indexes and systolic wall motion were normal in both groups. Diastolic function differed in patients as evidenced by a shorter diastolic filling period [405 +/- 68 ms vs 548 +/- 136 ms, p = 0.0001], a reduced velocity of early mitral inflow [0.55 +/- 0.09 m/s vs 0.63 +/- 0.11 m/s (p = 0.005)], and lower ratios of early/late inflow velocities [1.21 +/- 0.33 vs 1.60 +/- 0.35 (p = 0.0005) for mitral and 1.36 +/- 0.34 vs 1.71 +/- 0.42 (p = 0.016) for tricuspid]. These changes are consistent with impaired ventricular relaxation in some patients with ankylosing spondylitis.
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- J P Sun
- Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
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Sasson Z, Rasooly Y, Chow CW, Marshall S, Urowitz MB. Impairment of left ventricular diastolic function in systemic lupus erythematosus. Am J Cardiol 1992; 69:1629-34. [PMID: 1598881 DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(92)90715-b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Left ventricular (LV) diastolic performance was evaluated with pulsed-wave Doppler echocardiography in a cross-sectional population of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in search of subclinical myocardial involvement. Such involvement is reported to occur infrequently, despite pathohistologic evidence of myocarditis in up to 70% of patients with SLE. Thirty-five consecutive patients with SLE were evaluated, 14 with active and 21 with inactive disease, and were compared with 30 age-matched healthy control subjects. Twenty-six patients were restudied at 7 months. All had normal LV systolic function, normal pericardial and valvular structures, and no significant valvular regurgitation on Doppler echocardiography. In SLE patients with active disease, indexes of LV diastolic function differed significantly from the inactive group and from control subjects, with marked prolongation of isovolumic relaxation time (104 +/- 18 vs 74 +/- 13 ms, p = 0.0001), as well as reduced peak early diastolic filling velocity (E) (0.69 +/- 0.19 vs 0.83 +/- 0.17 ms, p = 0.01), reduced ratio of early to late diastolic flow velocity (E/A) (1.15 +/- 0.53 vs 1.47 +/- 0.35, p = 0.02), and prolonged mitral pressure halftime (74 +/- 14 vs 65 +/- 8 ms p = 0.01). Similar significant differences were found between the active and inactive SLE patient groups. SLE patients with inactive disease differed from control subjects in only mild prolongation of mitral pressure halftime. Abnormal prolongation of isovolumic relaxation (greater than 100 ms) was found to be the most useful marker of diastolic impairment, being present in 64% of SLE patients with active disease and in 14% of patients with inactive disease.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- Z Sasson
- Department of Medicine, Wellesley Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada
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- T W O'Neill
- ARC Epidemiology Research Unit, Manchester University, United Kingdom
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