Duchenne muscular dystrophy: an overview to the cardiologist.

Fábio de Souza Caroline Bittar Braune Ana Paula Cassetta Dos Santos Nucera

Published in: Expert review of cardiovascular therapy (2020)

Close monitoring by the cardiologists and early treatment, with adequate heart disease stratification, may be the key to prolong the lives of these patients until more promising therapies are available and can predict DMD prognosis and progression more accurately. The objective of this brief review is to update the cardiologists by highlighting the most relevant aspects of treatment and follow-up, in a practical and concise way.

Keyphrases

duchenne muscular dystrophy
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
muscular dystrophy