Behçet's Disease as a Frequently Unrecognized Cause of Aortic Regurgitation: Suggestive and Misleading Echocardiography Findings

Dismal prognoses are almost inevitable unless etiologic diagnoses are made prior to surgery in patients with BD and AR. It is important to diagnose BD preoperatively, and the diagnostic importance of echocardiographic findings should be kept in mind when evaluating patients with AR.