Behcet's Disease: New Concepts in Cardiovascular Involvements and Future Direction for Treatment
Open Access
- 8 March 2012
- journal article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in ISRN Pharmacology
- Vol. 2012, 1-13
- https://doi.org/10.5402/2012/760484
Abstract
Behcet’s disease (BD) is the only systemic vasculitis involving both arteries and vein in any sizes. It frequently encounters in rheumatology clinics. It has some major morbidities and even fatal outcomes in some cases. The aim of this paper is to analyze the main concepts on pathophysiology and treatment options in BD, focusing on cardiovascular aspects, thrombosis, and potential future treatment.Keywords
This publication has 151 references indexed in Scilit:
- Critical role of IL-21 in modulating TH17 and regulatory T cells in Behçet diseaseJournal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2011
- Behçet's Disease (Adamantiades-Behçet's Disease)Journal of Immunology Research, 2010
- Endovascular treatment of aortic pseudoaneurysm in Behçet diseaseJournal of Vascular Surgery, 2009
- Thromboembolic disease in vasculitisCurrent Opinion in Rheumatology, 2009
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-A Specifies Formation of Native Collaterals and Regulates Collateral Growth in IschemiaCirculation Research, 2008
- Tumor Necrosis Factor Gene Polymorphisms in Tunisian Patients With Behçet’s DiseaseHuman Immunology, 2007
- Complete reversal of acid-induced acute lung injury by blocking of platelet-neutrophil aggregationJCI Insight, 2006
- Behcet's disease with life-threatening haemoptoe and pulmonary aneurysms: complete remission after infliximab treatmentAnnals Of The Rheumatic Diseases, 2006
- Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation for vasculitis including Behcet's disease and polychondritis: a retrospective analysis of patients recorded in the European Bone Marrow Transplantation and European League Against Rheumatism databases and a review of the literatureAnnals Of The Rheumatic Diseases, 2006
- A Controlled Trial of Azathioprine in Behçet's SyndromeThe New England Journal of Medicine, 1990