Related Experiment Videos
Endomyocardial fibrosis in Behçet's disease
D L Huong1, B Wechsler, T Papo
1Department of Internal Medicine, Groupe Hospitalier, Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France.
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
|March 1, 1997
Summary
Behçet's disease can cause endomyocardial fibrosis, a heart condition affecting the ventricles. This study highlights the link between vasculitis in Behçet's disease and this cardiac complication.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Rheumatology
- Pathology
Background:
- Behçet's disease is a multisystem inflammatory disorder.
- Endomyocardial fibrosis is a restrictive heart disease.
- The association between Behçet's disease and endomyocardial fibrosis is rare.