An unusual case of left ventricular aneurysm in duchenne muscular dystrophy
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) leads to structural heart disease, including dilated cardiomyopathy, in 90% of patients >18 years of age. Despite the ubiquity of cardiomyopathy associated with DMD, ventricular aneurysms in these patients have rarely been rep...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-11-01
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| Series: | Cardiovascular Ultrasound |
| Online Access: | http://www.cardiovascularultrasound.com/content/8/1/49 |
| Summary: | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) leads to structural heart disease, including dilated cardiomyopathy, in 90% of patients >18 years of age. Despite the ubiquity of cardiomyopathy associated with DMD, ventricular aneurysms in these patients have rarely been reported. We present a case of a basal inferoposterior aneurysm of the left ventricle in a 23-year-old male patient with DMD.</p> |
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| ISSN: | 1476-7120 |