Cardiac Involvement and Arrhythmias Associated with Myotonic Dystrophy
Rev Cardiovasc Med. 2022;23(4):126. doi: 10.31083/j.rcm2304126. Epub 2022 Apr 2.ABSTRACTMyotonic dystrophy is an autosomal dominant genetic disease of nucleotide expansion resulting in neuromuscular disease with two distinct subtypes. There are significant systemic manifestations of this condition including progressive muscular decline, neurologic abnormalities, and cardiac disease. Given the higher prevalence of cardiac dysfunction compared to the general population, there is significant interest in early diagnosis and prevention of cardiac morbidity and mortality. Cardiac dysfunction has an origin in abnormal and unstabl...
Source: Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine - September 30, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Daniel McBride Amrish Deshmukh Supriya Shore Melissa A Elafros Jackson J Liang Source Type: research
