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Table 3 Characteristics of ankylosing spondylitis patients with cardiac conduction abnormalities according to conservative criteria; PQ-interval ≥ 220 ms and/or QRS complex ≥ 120 ms (n = 21)

From: Cardiac conduction system abnormalities in ankylosing spondylitis: a cross-sectional study

Age

Sex

Symptom duration

IVCD

AV block

BAS DAI

BASFI

BAS MI

HLA B27 alleles

Cardio-active Rx

CVD

    

PM

      

30

m

8

LAFB

 

5.76

3.2

3

1

0

 

38

m

18

 

AV I

2.99

1.34

1.6

1

0

 

43

m

14

LBBB

 

1.95

1.07

1.4

1

0

 

50

m

27

 

AV I

5.03

3.45

2.8

1

0

 

52

m

13

 

AV I

3.9

2.43

2

1

0

HT

57

m

33

RBBB

AV I

3.4

2.3

3.4

1

0

Valve disease

LAFB

59

m

36

LAFB

 

1

0.9

5.6

1

0

 

61

m

34

 

AV I

1

1

1.8

1

BB*

HT

62

m

38

LAFB

 

4.65

3.88

3.6

1

(BB)

Valve disease,

CAD

63

m

36

LAFB

 

1.38

3.69

7.2

1

0

HT

63

m

49

 

AV I

4.11

4.26

6

1

0

 

64

m

45

LAFB

 

0.89

2.36

6.8

1

0

Valve disease

64

m

44

LAFB

 

2.34

2.53

7

1

(BB)

AF; HT

68

m

39

LAFB

 

3.44

4.99

4.2

0

0

Valve disease

68

m

42

RBBB

 

5

4.56

5.6

1

0

Valve disease

HT

71

m

55

LAFB

 

7.1

8.7

3.4

1

(BB)

HT

74

m

25

LBBB

 

NA

NA

6

1

(BB)

Valve disease,

heart failure

75

m

52

 

PM

3.84

6.65

7.2

1

(BB)

Valve disease

HT

77

m

23

LAFB

 

6.78

7.9

6.8

1

(BB)

Valve disease

HT

46

f

39

 

AV I

2.73

1.62

2.8

1

0

 

62

f

46

LAFB

 

3.57

3.09

3.2

2

0

 
  1. Noted in the right hand column are substances that might affect atrio- and/or intra-ventricular conduction; when within brackets no clinical effect is assumed in the patient.
  2. Abbreviations: AI aortic valve insufficiency, AV atrio-ventricular, AV I 1st degree AV block, BASDAI, BASFI, and BASMI1, see Table 2, BB beta-blocker, CAD coronary artery disease, CVD cardio-vascular disease, HT hypertension, IVCD intra-ventricular conduction disturbances, LAFB left anterior fascicular block, LBBB left bundle branch block, NA not available//missing data, PM pacemaker, RBBB right bundle branch block.
  3. * beta-blocker therapy might impair atrio-ventricular but not intra-ventricular conduction.