Is heart transplantation a real option in patients with Duchenne syndrome? Inferences from a case report

Abstract Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the most frequent and severe form of MD. It firstly affects the skeletal muscles, causing severe disability, and subsequently the myocardium. The only two options to treat end‐stage heart failure in these patients are either a left ventricular assist dev...

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Main Authors: Antonio Piperata, Tomaso Bottio, Giuseppe Toscano, Martina Avesani, Andrea Vianello, Gino Gerosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-10-01
Series:ESC Heart Failure
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.12905