Atrial arrhythmias--the dominating cardiac problem in three patients with HLA B27 associated rheumatic disorders

L Bergfeldt; M Rosenqvist

doi:10.1111/j.0954-6820.1988.tb19636.x

Atrial arrhythmias--the dominating cardiac problem in three patients with HLA B27 associated rheumatic disorders

Acta Med Scand. 1988;224(6):627-30. doi: 10.1111/j.0954-6820.1988.tb19636.x.

Authors

L Bergfeldt¹, M Rosenqvist

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institute at Huddinge Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.

PMID: 3264661
DOI: 10.1111/j.0954-6820.1988.tb19636.x

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Arrhythmias, Cardiac / etiology*
Arrhythmias, Cardiac / immunology
Arthritis / complications*
Arthritis / immunology
Atrial Fibrillation / etiology*
Atrial Fibrillation / immunology
Female
HLA-B Antigens / analysis*
HLA-B27 Antigen
Heart Atria / physiopathology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Spondylitis / complications*
Spondylitis / immunology

Substances

HLA-B Antigens
HLA-B27 Antigen