Tissue Doppler Velocities of the Right and Left Ventricles and Their Association With C-Reactive Protein and Homocysteine Levels in Behcet’s Disease - 21/08/11
, Yüksel Aksoy, MD, Nusret Acikgoz, MD, Necip Ermis, MD, İsa Sincer, MD, Erdal Akturk, MD, Bülent Ozcan, MD
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In the present study, we aimed to investigate whether tissue Doppler imaging could provide more information than standard echocardiography about left and right ventricular functions and their relations to homocysteine and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in the course of Behcet’s disease (BD). In the right ventricle, patients with BD had lower early diastolic tricuspid annular velocity and early diastolic/late diastolic tricuspid annular velocity ratios than the control group. Mitral and tricuspid annular systolic velocities did not significantly differ; however, diastolic velocities were correlated with duration of the disease. In addition, early/late diastolic mitral annular velocity ratio and early/late diastolic tricuspid annular velocity ratios showed an inverse relation with ocular involvement, serum homocysteine, and CRP levels in patients with BD.
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Vol 96 - N° 12
P. 1739-1742 - décembre 2005 Retour au numéro
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