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 …

Abstract Purpose of Review This review aims to outline the utility of cardiac magnetic
resonance (CMR) in patients with different types of muscular dystrophies for the assessment …

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

Muscular dystrophies (MDs) are a group of inherited disorders caused by mutations that
interfere with muscular structure, contraction, or relaxation. As the cardiac sarcomeric unit …

Myotonic dystrophy is a hereditary disorder with systemic involvement. The Italian Neuro-
Cardiology Network (INCN-RNC) is a unique collaborative experience involving neurology …

Background Cardiac involvement is a major determinant of prognosis in type 1 myotonic
dystrophy (DM1), but limited information is available about myocardial remodeling and …

Abstract Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) displays a wide range of cardiac manifestations,
including conduction system disturbances, arrhythmias, and cardiomyopathy. As a result of …

Myotonic dystrophies (DM) are the most common muscular dystrophies in adults. They
include myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) or Steinert's disease, and myotonic dystrophy type …

The myotonic dystrophies are a multisystem, autosomal dominantly inherited, highly variable
muscle disease more frequent in adults. So far two distinct entities have been described …

Rare diseases, particularly those falling under the rubric of neuromuscular illnesses, present
challenges to accurate epidemiologic characterization. Because rare diseases involve rare …