| Literature DB >> 27354892 |
Rady Ho1, My-Le Nguyen1, Paul Mather1.
Abstract
Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) is an X-linked recessive disorder involving mutations of the dystrophin gene. Cardiac involvement in BMD has been described and cardiomyopathy represents the number one cause of death in these patients. In this paper, the pathophysiology, clinical evaluations and management of cardiomyopathy in patients with BMD will be discussed.Entities:
Keywords: Becker muscular dystrophy; Cardiomyopathy; Dystrophin; X-linked recessive disorder
Year: 2016 PMID: 27354892 PMCID: PMC4919702 DOI: 10.4330/wjc.v8.i6.356
Source DB: PubMed Journal: World J Cardiol