| Echocardiographic findings in patients with Behçet's disease. | |
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PMID: 16490443 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Case-controlled studies have shown that the prevalence of left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction is higher in patients with Behçet's disease. However, there are no data evaluating the value of Doppler tissue imaging (DTI) in Behçet's disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the cardiac involvement and the LV function at rest and at the end of isometric exercise by pulse-wave Doppler and DTI methods in patients with Behçet's disease. Fifty-four patients with Behcet's disease and 50 control subjects were studied. Dimensions of cardiac chambers, aortic root dimension, valvular abnormalities, and systolic function were similar in both groups. The mean E/A ratio was significantly lower in patients than controls (1.22 +/- .09 vs 1.36 +/- 0.30, p = 0.01). The E/A ratio was <1 in 12 patients (22%) and in 3 controls (6%) (p = 0.02). By DTI, no difference was found in the mean S-, e-, and a-wave velocities, and e/a ratio between the 2 groups. The e/a ratio was <1 in 13 patients (24.1%) and in 7 controls (14%) (p = 0.2) by DTI. There were no differences in the mitral pulse-wave Doppler and DTI parameters in patient and control groups at the end of exercise. The prevalence of cardiac pathology in Behçet's disease did not differ appreciably from the controls. In conclusion, the LV systolic and diastolic functions in the patients with Behçet's disease and controls were similar not only at rest but also at the end of exercise. |
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Authors:
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Abdi Bozkurt; Onur Akpinar; Soner Uzun; Ayşe Akman; Didem Arslan; Ahmet Birand |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2006-01-11 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The American journal of cardiology Volume: 97 ISSN: 0002-9149 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Cardiol. Publication Date: 2006 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-02-21 Completed Date: 2006-04-18 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0207277 Medline TA: Am J Cardiol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 710-5 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Department of Cardiology, Cukurova University, School of Medicine, Adana, Turkey. abozkurt@cu.edu.tr |
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Adult Behcet Syndrome / epidemiology, physiopathology, ultrasonography* Blood Flow Velocity Blood Pressure Case-Control Studies Echocardiography* Echocardiography, Doppler, Pulsed Electrocardiography Exercise Exercise Test Female Heart Rate Humans Male Myocardial Contraction Prevalence Turkey / epidemiology Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / epidemiology, physiopathology, ultrasonography Ventricular Function, Left |
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