Cardiovascular Involvement in Behçet's Disease

Authors :: Erdem Guler
Nurcan Arat
Birhan Yilmaz
Tolga Aksu
Ümit Güray
Omaç Tüfekçioğlu
Ali Zorlu
Halil Lutfi Kisacik
Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi
[Aksu, Tolga -- Guler, Erdem] Kocaeli Derince Training & Res Hosp, Dept Cardiol, Kocaeli, Turkey -- [Arat, Nurcan] Florance Nighthingale Univ Hosp, Dept Cardiol, Istanbul, Turkey -- [Zorlu, Ali -- Yilmaz, Birhan] Cumhuriyet Univ, Fac Med, Dept Cardiol, Sivas, Turkey -- [Guray, Umit -- Tufekcioglu, Omac -- Kisacik, Halil] Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Training & Res Hosp, Dept Cardiol, Ankara, Turkey
Tolga -- 0000-0001-8061-9660
Publication Year :: 2015
Abstract: WOS: 000357192400004<br />Objectives: This study aims to evaluate left and right ventricular functions at rest by pulsed-wave Doppler and tissue Doppler echocardiography methods in patients with Behcet's disease (BD) without overt cardiovascular disease, and compare with age and sex matched subjects. Patients and methods: Fifty-four patients with BD (12 males, 42 females; mean age 35+/-8 years; range 18 to 51 years) without cardiovascular symptoms, and 36 age-matched controls (12 males, 24 females; mean age 33+/-5 years; range 18 to 47 years) were included. Cardiac functions were evaluated by conventional and tissue Doppler echocardiography. Results: Although conventional indices of left ventricular systolic function were similar in both groups, mitral annular systolic velocity was lower (p

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