title: Acute myocardial infarction due to sinus of Valsalva aneurysm in a patient with Behçet's disease.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: H-S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Mun
authors.forename: S-J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: M-C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Y-S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Hong
mesh_terms: 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