Assessment of common carotid artery wall stiffness using shear wave elastography: a promising technique for evaluating active and inactive Behcet's disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Behçet's disease (BD) is a multisystem vasculitis that affects arteries and veins of all sizes. This study aimed to investigate the value of shear wave elastography (SWE) in evaluating inactive and active BD patients by measuring the wall stiffness of the common carotid artery (CCA).

Methods

A total of 39 patients with BD were included in the study. Each patient was evaluated to assess if they were in active or inactive disease periods. Based on their BD current activity form scores, 19 and 20 patients were classified as active stage and inactive stage, respectively. Additionally, 22 healthy adults were included in the control group. SWE (Young's modulus) and the pulse wave velocity (PWV) were used to measure the wall stiffness of the CCA of all subjects.

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SUBMITTER: Yu P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11948440 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature