Diastolic Functions in Behçet's Disease with Pulsed Doppler Echocardiography

By using pulsed Doppler echocardiography, diastolic functions of 20 patients with Behçet's disease without systolic dysfunction, were compared to 19 healthy subjects. In mitral flow, VTI E/VTI total, V peak E, V peak E/A were decreased, VTI A/VTI total, V peak A were increased in patients with Behçet's disease, but none to a statistially significant degree. In tricuspid flow, VTI E/VTI A, VTI E/VTI total and V peak E/A decreased, VTI A, VTI A/VTI total and V peak A diminshed in patients with Behçet's disease, but only an increase of VTI A was significant (5.7±1 vs 4.6±1 cm, p<0.05). Hence, significant diastolic dysfunction was not detected in patients with Behçet's disease except for a rise in tricuspid VTI A.