Inspiratory muscle dysfunction relates to clinical disease severity in patients with type I myotonic dystrophy

Conclusions: Inspiratory muscle dysfunction is a common finding in ambulatory DM I patients and proximal muscle weakness should prompt its suspicion.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 20, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Spiesshoefer, J., Henke, C., Kabitz, H.-J., Brix, T., Herkenrath, S., Randerath, W., Young, P., Boentert, M. Tags: Clinical respiratory physiology, exercise and functional imaging Source Type: research