Increased thickness of the carotid artery intima-media assessed by ultrasonography in Behcet's disease
Articles > Article · 2005
Authors: Gökhan KESER, Kenan AKSU, Sadık TAMSEL, M OZMEN, Gül KİTAPÇIOĞLU, Ceyda KABAROĞLU, R KILLI, O BAYINDIR, E DOGANAVSARGIL
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2005, vol 23
Summary
Objective. Behcet's disease (BD), is a unique systemic vasculitis, which affects almost all types and sizes of blood vessels. Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) is an endothelial cell dysfunction (ECD) parameter which may also be associated with atherosclerosis. We aimed to search carotid IMT and plaque formation in BD, using high-resolution B-mode Doppler ultrasonography (USG).