TY - JOUR T1 - HLA-B27 in patients with a permanent pacemaker JF - Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases JO - Ann Rheum Dis SP - 1018 LP - 1018 DO - 10.1136/ard.62.10.1018 VL - 62 IS - 10 AU - J Bruges-Armas AU - C Lima AU - D Simas Lopes AU - V Schneider AU - J P Paisana Lopes AU - A Ferreira Gomes AU - J G Coelho Gil AU - M J Barreiros AU - M J Peixoto AU - F Garrett AU - F Laranjeira AU - A R Couto AU - T W O’Neill AU - G Herrero-Beaumont Y1 - 2003/10/01 UR - http://ard.bmj.com/content/62/10/1018.abstract N2 - Conduction disturbances are a well recognised extra-articular manifestation of ankylosing spondylitis and other spondyloarthropathies (SpA),1,2 disorders which are strongly associated with the HLA-B27 gene. Some, though not all studies, suggest an association between the presence of SpA and/or HLA-B27 and the occurrence of cardiac conduction disorders.3–7 This study aimed at determining the prevalence of SpA in a group of patients with a permanent pacemaker, and discovering whether these patients were more … ER -