Early detection of cardiac involvement in Miyoshi myopathy: 2D strain echocardiography and late gadolinium enhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonance
Why the study?
Do 2D strain echocardiography and LGE CMR detect subclinical myocardial dysfunction in patients with Miyoshi myopathy?
Population
Patients with Miyoshi myopathy (MM)
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
May support early cardiac monitoring in MM; leaves open whether detection improves outcomes.
Structured PICO
Do 2D strain echocardiography and LGE CMR detect subclinical myocardial dysfunction in patients with Miyoshi myopathy?
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Population
Patients with Miyoshi myopathy (MM)
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Intervention
2D strain echocardiography and late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) cardiovascular magnetic resonance
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Outcome
Detection of subclinical myocardial dysfunctionsurrogate
2D strain echocardiography and LGE CMR are sensitive methods for early detection of subclinical cardiac involvement in Miyoshi myopathy.
Cite This Study
Choi et al. (2010) studied this question.