CORONARY-ARTERY STENOSIS IN REITERS-SYNDROME - A COMPLICATION OF AORTITIS

Seronegative spondyloarthritis may be complicated by a variety of card iac lesions including aortitis. We describe a patient with Reiter's sy ndrome who presented with angina and new onset heart murmurs. Cardiac catheterization revealed myocardial ischemia and aortic insufficiency. Our patient underwent bypass surgery with aortic valve replacement. S evere narrowing of the coronary ostia was noted and aortitis was docum ented by pathologic examination.