title: What the Cardiologist Should Know About Cardiac Involvement in Behçet Disease.
abstract: Behçet disease (BD) is a chronic multisystem inflammatory vasculitis affecting mainly young adults and is characterized by a remitting-relapsing course. In North America, the prevalence is 5.2 per 100,000 population. It is believed that cardiac involvement is one of the most severe complications in patients with BD despite its sporadic occurrence, being greatly correlated with mortality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Québec City, Canada.
authors.forename: Simon-Pierre
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Veilleux
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Québec City, Canada.
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomo Pathology, Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Québec City, Canada.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Couture
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomo Pathology, Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Québec City, Canada.
authors.forename: Sylvain
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pagé
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Québec City, Canada.
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Voisine
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Québec City, Canada.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Poirier
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Québec City, Canada.
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dubois
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Québec City, Canada. Electronic address: mario.senechal@criucpq.ulaval.ca.
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sénéchal
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality; D002423:Cause of Death; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation