What the Cardiologist Should Know About Cardiac Involvement in Behçet Disease

Can J Cardiol. 2015 Dec;31(12):1485-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2015.04.030. Epub 2015 May 9.

Abstract

Behçet disease (BD) is a chronic multisystem inflammatory vasculitis affecting mainly young adults and is characterized by a remitting-relapsing course. In North America, the prevalence is 5.2 per 100,000 population. It is believed that cardiac involvement is one of the most severe complications in patients with BD despite its sporadic occurrence, being greatly correlated with mortality.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aneurysm / diagnosis
  • Aneurysm / surgery
  • Aortic Aneurysm / diagnosis
  • Aortic Aneurysm / surgery
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / surgery
  • Behcet Syndrome / complications
  • Behcet Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Behcet Syndrome / mortality
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / mortality
  • Cause of Death
  • Cooperative Behavior*
  • Female
  • Femoral Artery / surgery
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
  • Humans
  • Interdisciplinary Communication*
  • Intraoperative Complications / diagnosis
  • Intraoperative Complications / surgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
  • Postoperative Complications / surgery
  • Reoperation