Abstract
The course of left ventricular function was evaluated using M-mode and Doppler echocardiography in 34 patients with Fukuyama-type congenital muscular dystrophy (FCMD), in a study at the Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Highlights
The course of left ventricular function was evaluated using M-mode and Doppler echocardiography in 34 patients with Fukuyama-type congenital muscular dystrophy (FCMD), in a study at the Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
The finding of LVFS was significantly correlated with age; LVFS was normal in patients 15 years of age
Fukuyama-type congenital muscular dystrophy is frequently complicated by cardiac involvement after 10 years of age
Summary
CARDIAC COMPLICATIONS OF FUKUYAMA-TYPE CONGENITAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY The course of left ventricular function was evaluated using M-mode and Doppler echocardiography in 34 patients with Fukuyama-type congenital muscular dystrophy (FCMD), in a study at the Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan. The finding of LVFS was significantly correlated with age; LVFS was normal in patients 15 years of age. Three patients died of respiratory failure at 2, 27, and 31 years of age.
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