title: Cardiac involvement determines the prognosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
authors.forename: Josef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Finsterer
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stollberger
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018450:Disease Progression; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020388:Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D016019:Survival Analysis