Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Abnormal QT dispersion in Behçet's disease

O Göldeli1, D Ural, B Komsuoğlu

  • 1Department of Cardiology, Kocaeli University, Medical Faculty, Izmit, Turkey.

International Journal of Cardiology
|August 29, 1997
PubMed
Summary

Patients with Behçet

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Cannula Type and Pain Response in Pediatric Rectal Suspension: A Prospective Study.

Nigerian journal of clinical practice·2025
Same author

Clinical Use of Modeling Resins in Minimally Invasive Restorative Dentistry: A Case Report and Brief Review.

Operative dentistry·2025
Same author

Posterior Cantilevered Single-Retainer All-Ceramic Resin-Bonded Fixed Dental Prostheses: A 12-Year Clinical Case and Proposed Clinical Recommendations.

Operative dentistry·2025
Same author

Serum and Saliva Biomolecules in Periodontitis Patients with and without Alzheimer's Disease.

Nigerian journal of clinical practice·2025
Same author

Flexural Properties, Wear Resistance, and Microstructural Analysis of Highly Filled Flowable Resin Composites.

Operative dentistry·2024
Same author

The relations of circulating agouti-related peptide and leptin with altered sleep architecture in patients with active Cushing's disease: a pilot study.

Journal of endocrinological investigation·2023

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Rheumatology
  • Clinical Electrophysiology

Background:

  • Behçet's disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder with diverse manifestations.
  • Cardiac involvement in Behçet's disease can lead to serious complications, including ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death.
  • The mechanisms underlying ventricular arrhythmias in Behçet's disease remain poorly understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of ventricular repolarization dispersion as a diagnostic marker for ventricular arrhythmias in Behçet's disease.
  • To assess the risk of sudden cardiac death in patients with Behçet's disease using ECG parameters.

Main Methods:

  • The study included 38 patients diagnosed with Behçet's disease and 30 age-matched healthy controls.
  • Repolarization dispersion parameters (QTd, QTc-d, JTd, JTc-d) were calculated from 12-lead ECG recordings.
  • Statistical analysis was performed to compare dispersion values between patients and controls.

Main Results:

  • Behçet's disease patients exhibited significantly increased QT and JT dispersion compared to healthy controls (p < 0.001).
  • Specific values for QTd, QTc-d, JTd, and JTc-d were significantly higher in the Behçet's disease group.
  • These findings indicate regional inhomogeneity of ventricular repolarization in patients with Behçet's disease.

Conclusions:

  • Increased QT and JT dispersion are significant findings in Behçet's disease patients.
  • Ventricular repolarization dispersion may serve as a valuable diagnostic tool for assessing arrhythmia risk.
  • This study provides a potential explanation for the occurrence of ventricular arrhythmias in Behçet's disease.

Related Experiment Videos