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SUBMITTER: Parent JJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6279986 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Parent John J JJ Moore Ryan A RA Taylor Michael D MD Towbin Jeffrey A JA Jefferies John L JL
Journal of cardiology cases 20141003 1
Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies are X-linked hereditary myopathies secondary to a dystrophinopathy resulting in progressive cardiomyopathy and heart failure. The most commonly associated cardiac involvements in these patients are dilated cardiomyopathy and conduction abnormalities; however, recent studies have shown a high prevalence of left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Furthermore, there is increasing awareness of cardiomyopathy ...[more]