Ankylosing spondylitis (cardiovascular manifestations)

Cardiovascular manifestations of ankylosing spondylitis may affect around 2-10% of all patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Cardiac complications include:

• left ventricular dysfunction: considered on of the commonest findings
• aortic root dilatation: also a relatively frequent finding
• right ventricular dilatation
• right ventricular dysfunction
• aortitis
• aortic regurgitation
• pericarditis
• cardiomegaly
• conduction abnormalities