Tissue Doppler velocities of the right and left ventricles and their association with C-reactive protein and homocysteine levels in Behcet's disease.
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.
Topal
Ergun
E
Inonu University, Faculty of Medicine, Turgut Ozal Medical Center, Department of Cardiology, Malatya, Turkey.
Ozdemir
Ramazan
R
Aksoy
Yüksel
Y
Acikgoz
Nusret
N
Ermis
Necip
N
Sincer
Isa
I
Akturk
Erdal
E
Ozcan
Bülent
B
D000328:Adult; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000097:blood* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity / Q000502:physiology*; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006710:Homocysteine / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D011379:Prognosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016276:Ventricular Function / Q000502:physiology*
D015415:Biomarkers; D006710:Homocysteine; D002097:C-Reactive Protein