Vascular Behçet syndrome: from pathogenesis to treatment

A Bettiol, F Alibaz-Oner, H Direskeneli… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Behçet syndrome is a rare, chronic inflammatory disease of unknown aetiopathogenesis,
most commonly presenting with mucocutaneous and ocular manifestations. Vascular …

Understanding age-related macular degeneration (AMD): relationships between the photoreceptor/retinal pigment epithelium/Bruch's membrane/choriocapillaris …

I Bhutto, G Lutty - Molecular aspects of medicine, 2012 - Elsevier
There is a mutualistic symbiotic relationship between the components of the
photoreceptor/retinal pigment epithelium (RPE)/Bruch's membrane (BrMb)/choriocapillaris …

Increased plasma levels of lipoprotein (a) and the risk of idiopathic and recurrent venous thromboembolism

R Marcucci, AA Liotta, AP Cellai, A Rogolino… - The American journal of …, 2003 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Elevated lipoprotein (a)[Lp (a)] levels are a recognized risk factor for
cardiovascular disease; however, little is known about their effects on venous …

Outcome measures used in clinical trials for Behçet syndrome: a systematic review

G Hatemi, PA Merkel, V Hamuryudan, M Boers… - The Journal of …, 2014 - jrheum.org
Behçet syndrome (BS) is a multisystem vasculitis that is most active during young adulthood,
causing serious disability and significant impairment in quality of life. Differences in the …

Behcet′ s disease: new concepts in cardiovascular involvements and future direction for treatment

MB Owlia, G Mehrpoor - International Scholarly Research …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Behcet's disease (BD) is the only systemic vasculitis involving both arteries and vein in any
sizes. It frequently encounters in rheumatology clinics. It has some major morbidities and …

[HTML][HTML] Behçet's disease as a model of venous thrombosis

M La Regina, AY Gasparyan, F Orlandini… - The open …, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Behçet's disease (BD) is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown aetiology characterized
by recurrent oral, genital aphthous ulcerations, uveitis, skin lesions and other multisystem …

Xuezhikang decreases serum lipoprotein (a) and C-reactive protein concentrations in patients with coronary heart disease

L Liu, SP Zhao, YC Cheng, YL Li - Clinical chemistry, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Background: Increased serum lipoprotein (a)[Lp (a)] and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein
(hsCRP) concentrations are independent risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) …

A study on thrombophilic factors in Italian Behcet's patients

P Caramaschi, G Poli, A Bonora, A Volpe, I Tinazzi… - Joint Bone Spine, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Behcet's disease (BD) may complicate with arterial and venous thrombosis.
The purpose of this work is to evaluate in an Italian group of BD patients with thrombotic …

Lipoprotein (a) levels in childhood arterial ischemic stroke

S Teber, G Deda, N Akar… - Clinical and Applied …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Lipoprotein (a) is a cholesterol-rich plasma lipoprotein with a lipid composition similar to that
of low-density lipoproteins (LDL). Many prospective and case-control studies identified …

Serum lipoprotein (a) on postoperative day 3: a strong predictor of portal and/or splenic vein thrombosis in cirrhotic patients with splenectomy

Z Shi, M Zhang, X Dong, J Xu - Clinical and Applied …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Elevated lipoprotein (a)[Lp (a)] is related to the incidence of lower limb deep vein thrombosis
and pulmonary embolism. Its role in portal and/or splenic vein thrombosis (PSVT) is not …