Behçet's disease electrocardiogram

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Dheeraj Makkar, M.D.[2]

There are no ECG findings associated with Behçet’s disease.

Behçet’s can involve all cardiac components, leading to:

Pericarditis

Myocarditis

Coronary arteritis

Valvulitis

Intracardiac thrombosis

Endomyocardial fibrosis

These conditions can produce ECG abnormalities, but the article itself does not enumerate them.

Expected ECG Findings (based on the complications described)

Pericarditis → diffuse ST-segment elevation, PR depression.

Myocarditis → ST-T wave changes, conduction abnormalities, arrhythmias.

Coronary arteritis / ischemia → ischemic ST-segment changes, Q waves, arrhythmias.

Valvulitis with heart failure → may show atrial enlargement or ventricular hypertrophy patterns.

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