Heart involvement in Behcet's disease: a personal caseload en review of the literature

Various cardiac abnormalities have been described in patients with Behçet's disease. The number of reports remains small, but increasing awareness have widened the spectrum of manifestations. We report our evaluation of cardiac involvement in 15 patients affected by Behçet's disease, diagn...

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Published inGiornale italiano di cardiologia Vol. 26; no. 5; p. 519
Main Authors Giordano, N, Senesi, M, Mondillo, S, Palumbo, F, Battisti, E, D'Aprile, N, Faglia, S, Mangiacotti, L, Palazzuoli, V, Nami, R, Gennari, C
Format Journal Article
LanguageItalian
Published Italy 01.05.1996
Subjects
Adult
Behcet Syndrome - complications
Female
Heart Diseases - etiology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
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Summary:Various cardiac abnormalities have been described in patients with Behçet's disease. The number of reports remains small, but increasing awareness have widened the spectrum of manifestations. We report our evaluation of cardiac involvement in 15 patients affected by Behçet's disease, diagnosed according to the criteria for the International Study Group for Behçet's Disease. All the patients have been examined by a clinical, biochemical and instrumental point of view. Six patients resulted to be affected by heart diseases, in particular by mitral valve prolapse; moreover one of them presented an unexpected dilatative cardiomyopathy. The authors affirm that the pathological heart features are not so uncommon as previously reported in literature, emphasizing the necessity of a constant evaluation for the cardiovascular system also in the asymptomatic patients.
ISSN:0046-5968