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Progressive muscular dystrophy of the heart can present with sudden death as its initial and only manifestation in a young man.
Case Report (n=1)
Cardiac disease can be the predominant or sole manifestation of muscular dystrophy, presenting as sudden death in young patients.
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May warrant considering muscular dystrophy in unexplained young sudden death; leaves open the need for systematic screening studies.
Muscular dystrophy connotes a heterogeneous group of inherited disorders characterized by progressive wasting and weakness of the skeletal muscles. In several forms of muscular dystrophy, cardiac dysfunction occurs, and cardiac disease may even be the predominant manifestation of the underlying genetic myopathy. We present a case of progressive muscular dystrophy of the heart in which the initial and only manifestation was sudden death in a young man.
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Gupta et al. (2013) conducted a case report in Progressive muscular dystrophy of the heart (n=1). Progressive muscular dystrophy of the heart was evaluated on Sudden death. Progressive muscular dystrophy of the heart can present with sudden death as its initial and only manifestation in a young man.
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