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European Journal of Echocardiography 2007 8(6):457-462; doi:10.1016/j.euje.2006.07.013
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Copyright © 2007, The European Society of Cardiology

Echocardiographic manifestations of Adamantiades-Behcet's disease

David Leibowitz*, David Planer and Tova Chajek-Shaul

Coronary Care Unit and Department of Medicine, Hadassah University Hospital, P.O. Box 24035 Mount Scopus, Jerusalem 91120, Israel

Received 21 May 2006; received in revised form 24 July 2006; accepted after revision 27 July 2006.

* Corresponding author. Tel.: +972 2 584 4530; fax: +972 2 584 4113. oleibo{at}hadassah.org.il


  Abstract

Adamantiades-Behcet disease (ABD) is a multisystemic, chronic inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology with diffuse clinical manifestations including those involving the cardiovascular system. While the disease is most prevalent in the Mediterranean region, the Middle East and the Far East, its prevalence is increasing in Western countries due to migration patterns. Cardiovascular involvement in ABD may include myocardial disease, venous disease and disease of the aorta and great vessels. Use of echocardiography in these patients is crucial to assess their pathology and in this article we review the spectrum of echocardiographic findings in patients with ABD.

Keywords: Adamantiades-Behcet disease; Cardiovascular pathology; Echocardiography


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