Relationship between serum homocysteine levels and structural-functional carotid arterial abnormalities in inactive Behçet's disease.

ÖZDEMİR R., Yagmur J., Acikgoz N., CANSEL M., Karincaoglu Y., ERMİŞ N., ...Daha Fazla

Kardiologia polska, cilt.76, sa.2, ss.413-417, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 76 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5603/kp.a2017.0227
  • Dergi Adı: Kardiologia polska
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.413-417
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Behcet's disease, arterial distensibility, homocysteine, INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS, CARDIOVASCULAR INVOLVEMENT, ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION, DISTENSIBILITY, STIFFNESS, ATHEROSCLEROSIS, MARKERS
  • Bezmiâlem Vakıf Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Behcet's disease (BD) is a chronic autoimmune disorder with symptoms manifesting from an underlying vasculitis. Since the disease activity is correlated with characteristic vascular endothelial dysfunction, BD places individuals at increased risk of cardiovascular diseases, such as atherosclerosis. Hyperhomocysteinaemia is an independent risk factor for arteriosclerotic vascular diseases.