[Electrocardiographic evaluation of myocardial co-involvement in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: prognostic implications in a case with multiple localizations].
After a review of the literature on myocardial involvement (MI) in Duchenne's progressive muscular dystrophy (DMD), the authors report a case with an extensive MI. This severe myocardial functional impairment is a poor index in the prognosis of DMD. The authors emphasize the use of echocardiography in the screening of MI in DMD.
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Policlinico Casilino, USL RM5, Roma.
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Mancini
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di Castri
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D000293:Adolescent; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011379:Prognosis
Valutazione ecocardiografica di coinvolgimento miocardico nella distrofia muscolare di Duchenne: implicazioni prognostiche in un caso con localizzazioni multiple.