Use of advanced heart failure therapies in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Carol A Wittlieb-WeberChet R VillaJennifer ConwayMatthew J BockKatheryn E GambettaJonathan N JohnsonAshwin K LalKurt R SchumacherSabrina P LawShriprasad R DeshpandeShawn C WestJoshua M Friedland-LittleIrene D LytriviMichael A McCullochRyan J ButtsDavid R WeberKenneth R KnechtPublished in: Progress in pediatric cardiology (2019)
Advanced HF therapies may be used effectively in select subjects with DMD. Further studies are needed to better understand risk stratification for ICD use and optimal candidacy for LVAD implantation and HTX, with hopes of improving cardiac outcomes.