Acute myocardial infarction with normal coronary arteries in a young man with the Behcet's disease

• Published in: International journal of cardiology Vol. 99; no. 2; pp. 355 - 357
• Main Authors: Kosar, Feridun, Sahin, Ibrahim, Gullu, Hakan, Cehreli, Sengul
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Shannon Elsevier Ireland Ltd 18.03.2005; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Acute myocardial infarction; Adult; Arteritis - complications; Arteritis - diagnostic imaging; Arteritis - physiopathology; Behcet Syndrome - complications; Behcet's disease; Biological and medical sciences; Blood and lymphatic vessels; Cardiology. Vascular system; Coronary Angiography; Coronary arteritis; Coronary heart disease; Coronary Vessels; Diseases of the peripheral vessels. Diseases of the vena cava. Miscellaneous; Electrocardiography; Follow-Up Studies; Heart; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Myocardial Infarction - diagnostic imaging; Myocardial Infarction - etiology; Myocardial Infarction - physiopathology; Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis; Ventricular aneurysm; Coronary arteritis; Behcet's disease; Acute myocardial infarction; Ventricular aneurysm; Human; Myocardial infarction; Skin disease; Stomatology; Acute; Aneurysm; Coronary artery; Cardiovascular disease; Normal; Myocardial disease; Coronary heart disease; Behçet syndrome; Genital diseases; Arteritis; Arterial disease; Vascular disease; Eye disease; Vasculitis; Systemic disease
• ISSN: 0167-5273; 1874-1754
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2003.11.039

Behcet's disease (BD) is an inflammatory disorder of unknown origin, which usually presents with mucocutaneous, ocular, articular, vascular, gastrointestinal and central nervous system manifestations. Although cardiac involvement is not infrequent as a manifestation of Behcet's disease, coronary arteritis is very rarely reported. We suggest that the diagnosis of coronary arteritis should be considered in patients presenting acute myocardial infarction especially in young patients as underlying cause.