We utilized Doppler echocardiography to characterize left ventricular diastolic function in 42
patients with myotonic dystrophy (mean age 37±12 years, 64% male) who had no symptoms …

Background Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) leads to progressive cardiomyopathy.
Detection of myocardial fibrosis with late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) by cardiovascular …

Purpose This study aimed to investigate the incidence of myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1)
and the status of multi-organ involvement. Methods This was a nationwide, population …

Background Patients with myotonic muscular dystrophy (dystrophia myotonica, DM) are at
risk of sudden cardiac death due to diverse arrhythmias, especially progressive …

Arrhythmias in Myotonic Dystrophy Patients Background Myotonic dystrophy (MD) is the
most common muscular dystrophy in adults and is associated with sudden death. Reported …

Background Endomyocardial biopsies in patients with myotonic dystrophy (MD) have, so far,
shown changes such as myofibrillar degeneration, mitochondrial abnormalities, focal …

Background The prognostic utility of cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging, including
strain analysis and tissue characterization, has not been comprehensively investigated in …

An imbalance of TNF system activity has been reported in patients with myotonic dystrophy
type 1 (DM1). Nevertheless, the question whether TNF-α action is directly implicated in the …

Objectives This study aimed to identify electrocardiographic (ECG) predictors of a prolonged
His-ventricular (HV) interval in patients with type 1 myotonic dystrophy (DM1). Background …

Congenital left ventricular hypertrabeculation/noncompaction (LVHT) is a common feature of
neuromuscular disorders (NMDs). Most commonly LVHT is located in the apex and the …