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Eagle_303
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09/24/08 - 09:22 PM             #1

What is the most common cause of death in Anykylosing spondylitis ??


GOGETA
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09/24/08 - 09:57 PM             #2

I know it can give you problems in the cervical spine also.
hmmmmmmmm let me think
I have CHF for some reason I do not know why,
They can have some HAL B 27 problems and have some IBD and rheuma and other stuff but my head is telling CHFconfused

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09/24/08 - 11:25 PM             #3

it does involve the aortic valve..so may be..

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09/24/08 - 11:27 PM             #4

CHF due to aortic regurgitation or spinal fracture after long years of disease?

I'm not sure confused

Well, now that I thought about it, the fractures would be more probably of the lower spine and those aren't lethal... I go with CHF grin

Edited by sucralfate on 09/25/08 - 12:11 AM

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09/25/08 - 03:05 AM             #5

Right sided heart failuer results in CHF which is the most common cause of death in these patients.


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09/25/08 - 12:15 PM             #6

AS patients may develop

Cardiac Problems
  1. Aortitis --------> Aortic insufficiency
  2. Conduction defects

Renal :
  • Amyloidosis

Both of these are most common disease related cause of death.


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09/25/08 - 04:05 PM             #7

Eagle_303 wrote:
AS patients may develop

Cardiac Problems
  1. Aortitis --------> Aortic insufficiency
  2. Conduction defects

Renal :
  • Amyloidosis

Both of these are most common disease related cause of death.

hurayyyyyyyyy I'm still able to thinkgrin

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09/28/08 - 05:11 AM             #8

3rd degree heart block common cause of death...







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