Coagulation disorders in Duchenne muscular dystrophy? Results of a registry-based online survey.

Coagulation disorders in Duchenne muscular dystrophy? Results of a registry-based online survey. Acta Myol. 2020 Mar;39(1):2-12 Authors: Schorling DC, Müller CK, Pechmann A, Borell S, Langer T, Thiele S, Walter MC, Zieger B, Kirschner J Abstract Different complications of hemostasis have been reported in patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). These comprise an increased rate of bleeding-symptoms during scoliosis surgery but also thromboembolic complications such as pulmonary embolism, cerebral infarction, deep vein thrombosis or cardiac thrombus. For this cross-sectional study, personalized online survey-links were forwarded to 682 registered patients with a genetically confirmed diagnosis of DMD via the German-Austrian DMD patient registry (www.dmd-register.de). The questionnaire enquired data regarding the degree of mobility, disposition to hematoma, epistaxis and gum bleeding, occurrence of peri- and postsurgical hemorrhage, stroke, deep vein thrombosis, and cardiac thromboembolism. Further data on regular medication and age were recorded. Three-hundred-fifty-one DMD-patients completed the questionnaire (response rate of 51.5%). Of those, 164 (46.7%) were ambulatory and 187 (53.3%) were non-ambulatory. Age distribution was homogeneous. Two participants had a history of thromboembolic events (0.6%). Correlations analysis revealed no coherence with the degree of mobility, age or regular medication. A bleeding tendency was...
Source: Acta Myologica - Category: Neurology Tags: Acta Myol Source Type: research