Cardiac profile of the Czech population of Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients: a cardiovascular magnetic resonance study with T1 mapping

Cardiac profile of the Czech population of Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients: a cardiovascular magnetic resonance study with T1 mapping

Abstract Background The progressive cardiomyopathy that develops in boys with Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy (DMD/BMD) is presumed to be a secondary consequence of the fibrosis within the myocardium. There are only limited data on using parametric imaging in these patients. The purpose of th...

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Main Authors: Roman Panovský, Martin Pešl, Tomáš Holeček, Jan Máchal, Věra Feitová, Lenka Mrázová, Jana Haberlová, Alžběta Slabá, Pavel Vít, Veronika Stará, Vladimír Kincl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Subjects:
Cardiac magnetic resonance
Duchene muscular dystrophy
T1 mapping; extracellular volume
Cardiomyopathy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13023-018-0986-0

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