A report of eight cases of Behcet's disease with intracardiac thrombus and literatures review
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1426.2011.11.004
- VernacularTitle:白塞综合征合并心脏血栓八例临床分析
- Author:
Ling LUO
;
Ying GE
;
Zhengyin LIU
;
Yongtai LIU
;
Taisheng LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Behcet's syndrome;
Heart;
Thrombosis;
Clinical characteristics
- From:
Chinese Journal of Internal Medicine
2011;50(11):914-917
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
ObjectiveTo analyze the clinical characteristics of Behcet's disease with intracardiac thrombus.MethodsThe data of 8 patients diagnosed as Behcet's disease with intracardiac thrombus in Peking Union Medical College Hospital from January,1990 to January,2011 were studied retrospectively.ResultsBehcet's disease with intracardiac thrombus was found in 8 patients (5 men and 3 women) with a median age of 28.5 years.Most of them were young men.Thrombus was mostly found in the right side of the heart.Most of the patients had pulmonary thromboembolism with negative anticardiolipid antibody and basically normal C-reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate.ConclusionIntracardiac thrombus associated with Behcet's disease most commonly occurs in young men and usually involves the right side of the heart.
