Yang Quan, Zheng Jiazhen, Zhao Chunting, Li Wenqi, Wu Min, Wang Run, Liu Mingya, Yiu Kai-Hang
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiac and Vascular Center, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
Bioscience and Biomedical Engineering Thrust, Systems Hub, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
JACC Case Rep. 2025 Feb 19;30(4):102998. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102998.
We report a rare case of Behçet's disease (BD) causing aortic regurgitation and complete atrioventricular block (AVB) in conjunction with pacemaker pocket infection. We emphasize the need to consider the possibility of BD in young and middle-aged patients who present with aortic valve prolapse with regurgitation combined with complete AVB with elevated inflammatory markers.