Clinical characteristics of pulmonary artery involvement in patients with Behçet's syndrome: single-centre experience of 61 patients.
Didem Sahin ErogluMurat TorğutalpSerdar BaysalAnil ColaklarSerdar SezerMüçteba Enes YaylaCaglar UzunTahsin Murat TurgayGulay KinikliAskin AtesPublished in: Clinical rheumatology (2021)
Our results indicate a higher frequency of intracardiac thrombosis in BS patients with PAI and possible efficacy of anticoagulation usage in preventing relapses. Key Points • This study shows that intracardiac and intracranial thromboses are seen more frequently in patients with PAI and the prevalence of pulmonary artery thrombosis has been increasing in the case of PAI. Furthermore, our report indicates that anticoagulation might be effective in preventing further vascular relapses.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary artery
- coronary artery
- pulmonary hypertension
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- end stage renal disease
- atrial fibrillation
- pulmonary embolism
- ejection fraction
- venous thromboembolism
- newly diagnosed
- left atrial appendage
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- case report
- optic nerve