Subclinical myocardial injury in patients with Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy 1 and preserved ejection fraction – assessment by cardiovascular magnetic resonance

Subclinical myocardial injury in patients with Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy 1 and preserved ejection fraction – assessment by cardiovascular magnetic resonance

Abstract Background Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy type 1 (FSHD1) is an autosomal dominant and the third most common inherited muscle disease. Cardiac involvement is currently described in several muscular dystrophies (MD), but there are conflicting reports in FSHD1. Mostly, FSHD1 is recogni...

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Main Authors: Edyta Blaszczyk, Ulrike Grieben, Florian von Knobelsdorff-Brenkenhoff, Peter Kellman, Luisa Schmacht, Stephanie Funk, Simone Spuler, Jeanette Schulz-Menger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Subjects:
Magnetic resonance imaging
FSHD
Fat
Fibrosis
Sex & gender
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12968-019-0537-4

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