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  • Title: Behçet's aortitis and aortic regurgitation: a report of two cases.
    Author: Tsui KL, Lee KW, Chan WK, Chan HK, Hon SF, Leung TC, Lee KL, Tsoi TH, Li SK.
    Journal: J Am Soc Echocardiogr; 2004 Jan; 17(1):83-6. PubMed ID: 14712194.
    Abstract:
    Behçet's disease is a rare systemic vasculitis that may lead to neurologic complications and rare manifestations of aortitis and aortic regurgitation. We report 2 cases of Behçet's aortitis and aortic regurgitation. The first patient presented with acute stroke. Recognition of acute aortitis on echocardiography led to the diagnosis of vasculitis as the cause of the cerebral event. This case highlights the echocardiographic features of aortic root pathology from acute aortitis to subsequent aortic valve perforation. In both cases, severe aortic regurgitation necessitated aortic valve replacement. Both were complicated by valve dehiscence requiring reoperation, illustrating the postoperative morbidity in this inflammatory condition.
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