Findings of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and heart rate variability in patients with Behcet's disease.
Although we found lack of a decrease in nocturnal blood pressure, impaired heart rate variability, and diastolic dysfunction in patients with Behcet's disease, we could not demonstrate whether or not this finding has a prognostic value in patients with this disease.
Ozdemir
Ramazan
R
Department of Cardiology, Inonu University, Turgut Ozal Medical Center, Malatya, Turkey. rozdemir@inonu.edu.tr
Sezgin
Alpay T
AT
Topal
Ergun
E
Kutlu
Ramazan
R
Barutcu
Irfan
I
Gullu
Hakan
H
D000328:Adult; D001342:Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D018660:Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D021081:Chronobiology Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003971:Diastole; D004452:Echocardiography; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D013599:Systole; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology