Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Depiction of Different Morphological Appearances of Becker Cardiomyopathy in Siblings
Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) is an X-linked recessive disorder involving mutation of the dystrophin gene. Cardiac involvement in BMD is frequent and represents the foremost cause of mortality. Two male siblings with severe left ventricular (LV) dysfunction and presence of deletion in the dystroph...
Main Authors: | Pudhiavan Arunachalam, Richa Kothari, Saravanan Palaniappan, Vimal Raj |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2021-01-01
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Series: | Journal of the Indian Academy of Echocardiography & Cardiovascular Imaging |
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Online Access: | http://www.jiaecho.org/article.asp?issn=2543-1463;year=2021;volume=5;issue=1;spage=58;epage=62;aulast=Arunachalam |
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