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Subclinical cardiac disease in ankylosing spondylitis.

Selin ÖzenAnil OzenErtekin U UnalOmac TufekciogluSebnem AtamanAyse P Yalcin
Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2018)
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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