Cardiac assessment of patients with Becker's muscular dystrophy.

Abstract

Becker's muscular dystrophy (BMD) is one of the most common muscular dystrophy syndromes. The heart is always affected by myocardial fibrosis with early involvement of the right side. Traditionally, ECG, echocardiography and stress testing have been used to evaluate these patients. Cardiac MRI, offering superior assessment of the right side and visualization of the myocardial fibrosis could become the preferred imaging modality for evaluating patients with BMD.

• Authors: Costin N Ionescu, Ajoy Kapoor, Zenon Protopapas, Constatin B Marcu
• Journal: Connecticut medicine (Conn Med) Vol. 73 Issue 7 Pg. 395-7 (Aug 2009) ISSN: 0010-6178 [Print] United States
• PMID: 19708317 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Disease Progression
• Electrocardiography
• Heart Diseases (etiology, physiopathology)
• Humans
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Male
• Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne (complications, physiopathology)