Cardiac MRI revealed characteristic changes indicating progressive dystrophin-deficient cardiomyopathy in a teenage Duchenne muscular dystrophy patient with worsening heart function.
Absolute Event Rate: 0% vs 0%
A male in his late teens was referred to our centre with progressive dyspnoea and declining cardiac function over the past year. He had been diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) at age five, presenting with proximal muscle weakness, positive Gower’s sign and an elevated creatine
Titichoatrattana et al. (Sun,) reported a other. Cardiac MRI revealed characteristic changes indicating progressive dystrophin-deficient cardiomyopathy in a teenage Duchenne muscular dystrophy patient with worsening heart function.