Exploring the acceptability of implantable defibrillators in patients with cardiac dystrophinopathy and carers

ObjectiveUnlike for patients with other forms of cardiomyopathies, those with severe ventricular dysfunction due to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) are not offered implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy routinely. This prospective study aimed to determine the views of DMD-patients an...

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Main Authors: John P Bourke, Ursula M Hiermeier, Christine Baker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-06-01
Series:Open Heart
Online Access:https://openheart.bmj.com/content/7/1/e001230.full