Aortic aneurysm and mitral regurgitation as first manifestat ions of ankylosing spondilitis

Ankylosing Spondilitis is a systemic inflammatory disease that involves the whole spine and sacroiliac joints. Cardiac manifestations include mitral regurgitation, aortic regurgitation, conduction abnormalities, atrial fibrillation, myocardial dysfunction and pericarditis. A 72 year-old male referring to our department because of dyspnea and mediastinal widening at chest radiography and having a diagnosis of aortic aneurysm and mitral regurgitation is presented as a case report.