Ambulatory Monitoring and Arrhythmic Outcomes in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy [Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology]

Conclusions Sudden cardiac events are rare in DMD patients with an LVEF >35%. Significant Holter findings are rare in patients with DMD who have an LVEF >35%, and cardiac dysfunction appears to predict significant Holter findings. Holter monitoring is highest yield among DMD patients with cardiac dysfunction.

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Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - December 31, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Villa, C. R., Czosek, R. J., Ahmed, H., Khoury, P. R., Anderson, J. B., Knilans, T. K., Jefferies, J. L., Wong, B., Spar, D. S. Tags: Arrhythmias, Heart Failure, Diagnostic Testing, Echocardiography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology Source Type: research