Echocardiographic Image Quality Deteriorates with Age in Children and Young Adults with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Echocardiographic Image Quality Deteriorates with Age in Children and Young Adults with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

BackgroundAdvances in medical care for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) have resulted in improved survival and an increased prevalence of cardiomyopathy. Serial echocardiographic surveillance is recommended to detect early cardiac dysfunction and initiate medical therapy. Clinical ane...

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Main Authors: Alyssa Power, Sabrina Poonja, Dal Disler, Kimberley Myers, David J. Patton, Jean K. Mah, Nowell M. Fine, Steven C. Greenway
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
cardiomyopathy
echocardiography
image quality
cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
pediatric cardiology
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcvm.2017.00082/full

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