Pulmonary hypertension in Behçet's disease: echocardiographic screening and multidisciplinary approach

Background/aim: Little is known about the prevalence and causes of pulmonary hypertension (PH) in BehÇet's disease (BD). This study was conducted to determine PH BD. Materials methods: In this descriptive study, we screened 154 patients with BD for using transthoracic echocardiography between February 2017 October 2017. An estimated systolic arterial pressure (sPAP ≥ 40 mmHg) used as cutoff value define PH. Patients were categorized into 5 groups according organ involvement including mucocutaneous/ articular, ocular, vascular, gastrointestinal, neurologic involvement. Additional laboratory imaging results obtained from hospital file records Results: detected 17 (11%) patients. Nine (52.9%) these had group II (due left heart disease), 4 (23.5%) IV involvement), 1 III chronic obstructive lung disease). The frequency higher vascular than those without (52.9% vs 28.5%; p = 0.04). Among 10 artery (PAI) (40%) Although highest rate PH, observed no statistically significant difference predefined subgroups. Conclusions: not rare majority are or carry a risk development Monitoring PAI should be considered