The pattern of cardiovascular manifestations in Egyptian Behçet’s patients and its relation to disease activity

Morshedy, Nashwa Aly; Mohammed, Dalia Fayez; Badr, Fatma Mohammed; Teama, Mohammed Abd El monem

doi:10.1186/s43162-021-00048-x

The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine

Table 3 Comparisons of Behçet patients with different cardiovascular characteristics regarding disease activity score

From: The pattern of cardiovascular manifestations in Egyptian Behçet’s patients and its relation to disease activity

Cardiovascular parameters and lipid profile		BDCAF score		T test or ANOVA
Cardiovascular parameters and lipid profile		N	Mean ± SD	T or F	p value
Lipid profile	Abnormal	24	7.500 ± 1.934	− 0.814	0.421
Lipid profile	Normal	16	8.188 ± 3.410	− 0.814	0.421
Axis deviation	Negative	29	7.862 ± 2.850	0.339	0.736
Axis deviation	Left	11	7.545 ± 1.916	0.339	0.736
Ventricular hypertrophy	Negative	28	7.643 ± 2.642	− 0.485	0.631
Ventricular hypertrophy	Left	12	8.083 ± 2.610	− 0.485	0.631
Bundle branch block	Negative	34	7.735 ± 2.678	0.367	0.695
	Right	1	6.000 ± 0.000
	Left	5	8.400 ± 2.408
Carotid duplex	Abnormal	3	7.667 ± 0.577	− 0.074	0.941
Carotid duplex	Normal	37	7.784 ± 2.709	− 0.074	0.941
Aortic valve	AR	4	9.500 ± 1.732	1.413	0.166
Aortic valve	Normal	36	7.583 ± 2.634	1.413	0.166
Mitral valve	MR	7	10.286 ± 3.592	3.100	0.004*
Mitral valve	Normal	33	7.242 ± 2.047	3.100	0.004*
Tricuspid valve	TR	11	9.182 ± 3.125	2.204	0.034*
Tricuspid valve	Normal	29	7.241 ± 2.214	2.204	0.034*
Pulmonary valve	PR	5	7.000 ± 1.581	− 0.706	0.484
Pulmonary valve	Normal	35	7.886 ± 2.720	− 0.706	0.484
Diastolic dysfunction	Positive	10	8.700 ± 3.302	1.308	0.199
Diastolic dysfunction	Negative	30	7.467 ± 2.315	1.308	0.199
Intra cardiac masses	Positive	2	6.000 ± 1.414	− 0.988	0.330
Intra cardiac masses	Negative	38	7.868 ± 2.632	− 0.988	0.330
Vascular arterial affection (pulmonary)	Positive	3	8.667 ± 4.726	0.611	0.545
Vascular arterial affection (pulmonary)	Negative	37	7.703 ± 2.459	0.611	0.545
Vascular venous affection	Positive	18	9.111 ± 2.610	3.279	0.002*
Vascular venous affection	Negative	22	6.682 ± 2.079	3.279	0.002*

ANOVA analysis of variance, BDCAF Behçet’s Disease Current Activity Form, AR aortic regurgitation, MR mitral regurgitation, TR tricuspid regurgitation, PR pulmonary regurgitation, SD standard deviation
*significant

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