Abstract: Background: Cardiac involvement is not a common feature of Behcet's disease (BD), but may be a sign for poor prognosis. There are only few case reports in the literature and the prevalence of cardiac involvement in BD is not exactly known. Our study was designed to find the prevalence and characteristics of cardiac involvement in Iranian patients with BD. Methods: All new cases referred to Behcet's clinic ...
Cardiac Involvement in Behcet's disease, a case control study.
Abstract: Introduction: Behcet's disease (BD) is a multisystem disease characterized by recurrent oral and genital ulcers, skin and ocular lesions. Other organ involvement occurs as minor manifestations of the disease. Cardiac involvement is not a common feature of the disease, but may be a sign for poor prognosis. The exact prevalence of cardiac involvement is not exactly known, only selected cases are reported in the literature. Our study .was designed to ...