Key result
Case report details rare severe combined mitral and aortic regurgitation in ankylosing spondylitis.
Why the study?
Aortic valve regurgitation is well documented in ankylosing spondylitis, but severe mitral valve involvement is rare and less characterized.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report highlights that while aortic valve involvement is well documented in ankylosing spondylitis, severe mitral regurgitation can also rarely occur.
May prompt mitral evaluation in ankylosing spondylitis with aortic disease; leaves open prevalence and screening implications.
Aortic disease and aortic valve regurgitation are well documented in association with ankylosing spondylitis, although involvement of the mitral valve occurs more rarely. We report a case of severe mitral and aortic regurgitation in association with ankylosing spondylitis. We then discuss the characteristic cardiac manifestations that may occur in association with ankylosing spondylitis and the associated echocardiographic features.
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Luckie et al. (2009) conducted a case report in Ankylosing spondylitis with severe mitral and aortic regurgitation (n=1). Ankylosing spondylitis was evaluated. A case report highlights the rare occurrence of severe mitral regurgitation alongside aortic regurgitation in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis.
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