Myotonic dystrophy (dystrophia myotonica, DM) is the most frequently inherited
neuromuscular disease of adult life. DM is a multisystem disease with major cardiac …

Muscular dystrophy is a genetically diverse group of disorders that can affect both children
and adults. Many forms of muscular dystrophy have significant cardiac manifestations. The …

Myotonic dystrophy (MD) is a multisystem disease affecting numerous organs and systems.
Cardiac involvement is frequent. Sudden death, due to fatal cardiac rhythm and conduction …

Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 (MD1) is the most frequent inherited neuromuscular disease and
is characterised by cardiac involvement manifested by supra-ventricular and ventricular …

To assess subendocardial (long-axis) and mid-wall (short-axis) left ventricular (LV) function
in patients with type 1 myotonic dystrophy (MD1), with no symptoms or clinical signs of heart …

A 69-year-old man with a recurrent ventricular tachycardia (VT) was admitted. The patient
was diagnosed as myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) and DNA analysis revealed 1,800 CTG …

Cardiac involvement is frequent in myotonic dystrophy type 2 (DM2) with dilated
cardiomyopathy and severe arrhythmias having been reported. Left ventricular non …

A rare case of myotonic dystrophy (MD) with congestive heart failure, associated with QT
prolongation and torsade de pointes (TdP) is reported. A 53‐year‐old woman was admitted …

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Myotonic dystrophy type 1 is characterized by muscle
damage and systemic manifestations, including cardiac involvement. Our aim was to …

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to identify, in addition to conduction defects, possible
predictors of cardiac events and death in patients with myotonic dystrophy (DM1) …