title: Cardiomyopathy with a unique finding of bicuspid aortic valve in Becker's muscular dystrophy.
abstract: We describe a patient with Becker's muscular dystrophy and cardiac failure caused by a combination of dilated cardiomyopathy and congenital bicuspid aortic valve with aortic stenosis. There is no documented association between congenital valve disease and human dystrophinopathies, and to our knowledge, this is the first reported case.
authors.affiliation: Histology Department, Poole Hospital, Longfleet Road, Poole BH15 2JB, United Kingdom. cafeeley@doctors.org.uk <cafeeley@doctors.org.uk>
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Feeley
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rasbridge
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000002:abnormalities*; D020388:Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology