Routine echocardiography in patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1

Teodora Paunic, Stojan Perić, Edita Cvitan, Srdjan Raspopović, Marina Perić, Gorana Mandić Stojmenović, Vidosava Rakočević Stojanović

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association · 2017 · 10 citations · 16 references

Abstract

One fourth of DM1 patients have MV prolapse. Approximately 15% of DM1 patients have systolic or diastolic LV dysfunction. These patients should have benefit from medical therapy. Furthermore, it seems that treatment of conduction defects might prevent development of the heart failure (HF).

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