Heart Involvement in Behet′s disease / 中华风湿病学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To know the heart involvement in Behet′s disease.Methods Echocardiography (UCG) and clinical characteristic evaluation were performed in 30 patients with Behet′s disease.UCG findings were compared with those in 30 control subjects.Results Valve abnormalities were common on the UCG.Valve prolapse was observed in 10% and proximal aorta dilatation in 7% of patients.The positive rate of antinuclear antibodies was very low (7%) without differences between both groups.Conclusion Heart valve diseases are common in patients with Behet′s disease.