Cardiac profile of asymptomatic children with Becker and Duchenne muscular dystrophy under treatment with steroids and with/without perindopril

Cardiac profile of asymptomatic children with Becker and Duchenne muscular dystrophy under treatment with steroids and with/without perindopril

Abstract Background To evaluate cardiovascular function in boys with Duchenne (DMD) and Becker (BMD) muscular dystrophy, using cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR). Methods This is a single point cross sectional study of twenty-four boys with genetically ascertained DMD, and 10 with BMD, aged 10.5 ± 1.5...

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Main Authors: Sophie Mavrogeni, Aikaterini Giannakopoulou, Antigoni Papavasiliou, George Markousis-Mavrogenis, Roser Pons, Evangelos Karanasios, Michel Noutsias, Genovefa Kolovou, George Papadopoulos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Subjects:
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance
Duchenne/ Becker muscular dystrophy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12872-017-0627-x

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