Evaluation of Endothelial Functions in Patients With Behcet's Disease Without Overt Vascular Involvement

Abstract

Vascular endothelial function is impaired in BD. Brachial artery Doppler USG is a reliable and reproducible method to establish changes in vascular functions.

Carotid artery stiffness in Behçet’s disease

“…A previous study showed increased cIMT values in BD patients with vascular involvement compared to those without vascular involvement (27). In another study, the cIMT values of BD patients with vascular involvement were found to be similar to the control group (33). Our study also showed no significant difference between cIMT values in cases with and without vascular involvement.…”

Subclinical atherosclerosis in Behcet’s disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis

“…1), 24 studies met the criteria for inclusion in the analysis: 9 investigated FMD and/or EMD [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26], 11 IMT [8,[27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36] and 4 investigated both [37][38][39][40].…”

Komplikasyondan tanıya: Vena kava superior sendromundan Behçet hastalığına

“…Ancak Behçet Hastalığının yaygın olarak görüldüğü bölgelerde ailesel geçiş de görülebilmektedir (9). Hastalığın önemli komplikasyonları ve hastalığa bağ-lı ölümler, vasküler tutuluma bağlı ortaya çıkan, vaskülit, tromboemboli ve anevrizma nedeniyle oluşmaktadır (10).…”