Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is a multisystem disorder that affects skeletal and smooth
muscle as well as the eye, heart, endocrine system, and central nervous system. The clinical …

The Drosophila heart, also referred to as the dorsal vessel, pumps the insect blood, the
hemolymph. The bilateral heart primordia develop from the most dorsally located …

Myotonic dystrophy is an inherited systemic disorder affecting skeletal muscle and the heart.
Genetic testing for myotonic dystrophy is diagnostic and identifies those at risk for cardiac …

Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), the most common muscular dystrophy affecting adults and
children, is a multi-systemic disorder affecting skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscles as well …

Objectives The heart is frequently affected in neuromuscular disorders (NMDs). Some of
these patients even experience sudden cardiac death (SCD). In the following review, we …

Up to 80% of individuals with myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) will develop cardiac
abnormalities at some point during the progression of their disease, the most common of …

Background Cardiac involvement is commonly present in various neuromuscular diseases
which may develop life-threatening consequences. The early manifestation is often …

Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), the most common cause of adult-onset muscular
dystrophy, is autosomal dominant, multisystemic disease with characteristic symptoms …

Little is known regarding cardiac involvement (CI) by neuromuscular disorders (NMDs). The
purpose of this review is to summarise and discuss the major findings concerning the types …

Myotonic dystrophy is an autosomal dominant genetic disease of nucleotide expansion
resulting in neuromuscular disease with two distinct subtypes. There are significant systemic …