Behcet’s disease involved the root of aorta in the treatment with modified Bentall procedure: a case report

Abstract Background Behcet’s disease (BD) is a multisystemic vasculitis of unknown etiology, the incidence of cardiovascular system involvement is rare, about1–5% (Sakane et al., N Engl J Med 341:1284–91, 1999). BD combined with aortic pseudoaneurysm and aortic valve regurgitation is usually need su...

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Main Authors: Zeyi Cheng, Zhefeng Kang, Yupeng Ji, Yingqiang Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-020-1070-0