Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Patient with Behçet’s Disease

A 37-year-old man, a known case of Behcetʹs disease with its vascular complications such as abdominal and thoracic artery aneurysms, was admitted with the diagnosis of acute anterior myocardial infarction and received thrombolytic therapy. Coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention via transradial approach were performed for the patient on the eighth day of admission. The patient did not suffer from any symptoms, myocardial infarction, or readmission in the nine-month follow-up. About 25 cases of myocardial infarction associated with Behcetʹs disease have been reported previously. Although coronary involvement is rare in Behcetʹs disease, it is especially important because it affects young individuals and often presents as acute coronary syndromes.