Female carrier of Duchenne muscular dystrophy presenting with secondary dilated cardiomyopathy: A case report

Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 35-40

  Hiramatsu, S ^a   Maekawa, K ^a   Hioka, T ^a   Takagaki, K ^a   Shoji, K ^a  

^a Japanese Red Cross Okayama Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Beta adrenergic receptor blockers; Cardiomyopathies, others; Echocardiography, transthoracic

Indexed keywords

CARVEDILOL; DYSTROPHIN;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CARRIER; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HEART DILATATION; HEART PALPITATION; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MUSCLE BIOPSY;

CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; DYSTROPHIN; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; MUTATION;

EID: 0034921630     PISSN: 09145087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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