Myocardial involvement in Behçet's disease may be higher in patients with Neuro-Behçet's disease: a speckle tracking echocardiographic study.

Murat Sunbul Ipek Gursoy Midi Seda Kutlug Agackiran Esin Engin Selen Üçem Fatma Alibaz-Oner Nurten Sayar Rafi Haner Direskeneli Beste Ozben Sadıc

Published in: Acta cardiologica (2021)

BD is associated with impaired LV and LA functions. LV-GLS and LA conduit strains of the patients with NBD were lower. NBD was an independent predictor of LV-GLS, suggesting a link between neurological manifestations and cardiac dysfunction in BD patients.

Keyphrases

left ventricular
ejection fraction
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
pulmonary hypertension
heart failure
left atrial
blood brain barrier