Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40973332›Full record

ArticleJACC. Case reports2025

Giant Coronary Aneurysm Complicating Behçet's Disease.

Amine El Houari, Wassim Beladel, Khalil Abderrahmane Elbaz, Mehdi Berrajaa, Mohamed El Minaoui

Abstract readCase Reports
In one paragraph

Article in JACC. Case reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Amine El HouariDepartment of Cardiology, Souss-Massa University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Agadir, IBN ZOHR University, Agadir, Morocco. Electronic address: dr.elhouari.amine@gmail.com.
Wassim BeladelDepartment of Cardiology, Souss-Massa University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Agadir, IBN ZOHR University, Agadir, Morocco.
Khalil Abderrahmane ElbazDepartment of Cardiology, Souss-Massa University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Agadir, IBN ZOHR University, Agadir, Morocco.
Mehdi BerrajaaDepartment of Cardiology, Souss-Massa University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Agadir, IBN ZOHR University, Agadir, Morocco.
Mohamed El MinaouiDepartment of Cardiology, Souss-Massa University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Agadir, IBN ZOHR University, Agadir, Morocco.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBehçet's disease (BD) is a systemic vasculitis with multisystem involvement, including rare but serious cardiovascular complications. Although venous manifestations are more common, arterial complications-particularly coronary artery aneurysms-are exceptionally rare and poorly documented. CASE SUMMARY: A 28-year-old man with BD in remission presented with acute chest pain. Work-up revealed a giant aneurysm of the left anterior descending coronary artery. He was treated with ischemic heart disease therapy and immunosuppressants in preparation for bypass surgery. DISCUSSION: Cardiovascular complications in BD, particularly coronary aneurysms, are rare but associated with significant morbidity. Their management is not well documented. Early diagnosis and multidisciplinary care are essential. TAKE-HOME MESSAGES: In patients with BD, cardiovascular symptoms warrant prompt and thorough evaluation. Collaborative management involving cardiologists, internal medicine physicians, and cardiothoracic surgeons is essential for timely and effective management.

Indexed as

acute coronary syndromeBehçet's diseasecoronary aneurysmimmunosuppressive therapysystemic vasculitis

Identifiers

PMID40973332
PMCPMC12478506

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC-ND
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.