Literature DB >> 17676219

Coronary artery ectasia in a patient with Behcet's disease.

Ersan Tatli1, Huseyin Surucu, Meryem Aktoz, Mutlu Buyuklu.   

Abstract

Behcet's disease is a multisystemic disease of unknown etiology. Disease manifestations consist of recurrent oral and genital ulceration, skin lesions, and relapsing ocular inflammation. Arterial involvement is an uncommon complication of Behcet's disease, and it most frequently affects the abdominal aorta followed by femoral artery, and the pulmonary artery. Coronary lesions in Behcet's disease have been little reported in the literature. A-36-year-old female with 6-year history of Behcet's disease was hospitalized with ectasia of the left main coronary artery. This unusual vascular complication Behcet's disease is presented.

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Year:  2007        PMID: 17676219

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Saudi Med J        ISSN: 0379-5284            Impact factor:   1.484


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Journal:  BMJ Case Rep       Date:  2014-01-21

2.  Association between Traditional Risk Factors and Coronary Artery Ectasia: A Study on 10057 Angiographic Procedures among Iranian Population.

Authors:  Ali Reza Amirzadegan; Gholamreza Davoodi; Abbas Soleimani; Masoumeh Lotfi Tokaldany; Elham Hakki Kazazi; Hoda Shabpiray; Mani Khorsand Askari
Journal:  J Tehran Heart Cent       Date:  2014-01-12

3.  Diffuse coronary artery aneurysms involving three major vessels in a patient with Behçet's disease.

Authors:  Emre Gurel; Ender Ozal; Halil Atas
Journal:  Postepy Kardiol Interwencyjnej       Date:  2016-05-11       Impact factor: 1.426

4.  Stenosis and aneurysm of coronary arteries in a patient with Behçet's Disease.

Authors:  Hammami Sonia; Ben Hamda Khaldoun; Mahjoub Sylvia; Maatoug Faouzi; Gamra Habib; Ben Farhat Mohamed
Journal:  Open Cardiovasc Med J       Date:  2008-12-19
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