Cardiovascular Involvement in Behçet's Disease

Aksu, Tolga; Guler, Erdem; Arat, Nurcan; Zorlu, Ali; Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan; Güray, Ümit; Tüfekçioğlu, Omaç; Kisacik, Halil

doi:10.5606/archrheumatol.2015.5019

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“…1 Cardiac involvement is among the most life-threatening complications of BD. 3 Based on autopsy findings, it seems that endomyocardial fibrosis plays a role in intracardiac thrombus development in some patients. 4 Other diseases associated with endomyocardial fibrosis, such as idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome, Churg-Strauss syndrome, parasitic infection, carcinoid tumor, or panarteritis nodosa and myxoma, are among the most likely in differential diagnosis based on echocardiography.…”

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Ventricular endomyocardial fibrosis in a pregnant female with Behçet’s disease

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Pourzand

et al. 2017

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann

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A 32-year-old pregnant woman, diagnosed with Behçet's disease 6 months earlier, presented with recent mild hemoptysis and exertional dyspnea. Transthoracic echocardiography showed an enlarged dysfunctional right ventricle. A large hypoechoic triangular-shaped mass was seen attached to the inner right ventricular wall, filling the cavity. No change in the size of the mass was noted after anticoagulant administration, and right heart failure progressed. Surgery was performed to remove the mass and repair the tricuspid valve. This was a very rare presentation of Behçet's disease in pregnancy, which resulted in delivery of a completely healthy baby despite corticosteroid pulse therapy and cyclophosphamide.

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Ventricular endomyocardial fibrosis in a pregnant female with Behçet’s disease

Mirfeizi

Memar

Pourzand

et al. 2017

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann

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“…Novel methods such as tissue Doppler echocardiography (TDE) or Doppler-derived myocardial performance index (MPI) allow more objective estimation of cardiac functions [126].…”

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Vascular Manifestations of Behçet’s Disease

Demïrtürk¹,

Tünel²,

Alemdaroğlu³

2017

Behcet's Disease

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Behçet's disease (BD), a very morphologically diverse systemic disease, may involve the vascular system. The venous system is the most frequently attacked vessel system.The arterial system, when involved, increases the severity and morbidity of Behçet's disease. Cardiac involvement, although rare, can be very subtle and in itself increases the mortality. Vasculitis is the hallmark pathology resulting in occlusion, aneurysms, or both.Vascular involvement may be very challenging in all phases of treatment beginning from diagnosis till recovery and remission.

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