Acute myocardial infarction due to sinus of Valsalva aneurysm in a patient with Behçet's disease.
Cardiovascular manifestations have been reported in 7-38% of patients with Behçet's disease (BD), and mortality occurs in up to 20% of those with marked vascular involvement. Sporadic cases of endocarditis, myocarditis, pericarditis, acute myocardial infarction, aortic aneurysm, ventricular thrombosis, congestive cardiomyopathy, and valvular dysfunction have been reported. Here we report a case of acute myocardial infarction that resulted from the compression of coronary arteries by a sinus of Valsalva aneurysm in a patient with BD.
Jin
S J
SJ
Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Mun
H-S
HS
Chung
S-J
SJ
Park
M-C
MC
Kwon
H M
HM
Hong
Y-S
YS
D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000473:pathology