Case Report: Severe Peripartum Cardiac Disease in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1

Case Report: Severe Peripartum Cardiac Disease in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1

BackgroundMyotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is a hereditary muscular dystrophy affecting ∼2.1–14.3/100,000 adults. Cardiac manifestations of DM1 include conduction disorders and rarely cardiomyopathies. DM1 increases the risk of obstetric complications, however, little is known about the relationship...

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Main Authors: Georgia Besant, Pierre R. Bourque, Ian C. Smith, Sharon Chih, Mariana M. Lamacie, Ari Breiner, Jocelyn Zwicker, Hanns Lochmüller, Jodi Warman-Chardon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
pregnancy
cardiomyopathy
spontaneous coronary artery dissection
neuromuscular disease
cardiovascular
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2022.899606/full

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