Cardiac Complications of Fukuyama-Type Congenital Muscular Dystrophy

J Gordon Millichap

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-20-7-1

Cardiac Complications of Fukuyama-Type Congenital Muscular Dystrophy

Pediatric Neurology Briefs

Volume 20 (2006): Issue 7

By: J Gordon Millichap

Open Access

|Jul 2006

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.

References

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Baxter P Treatment of the heart in Duchenne muscular dystrophy Dev Med Child Neurol 2006 Mar 48 3 163 10.1017/S0012162206000351 16483388
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Bourke JP Cardiac monitoring and treatment for children and adolescents with neuromuscular disorders Dev Med Child Neurol 2006 Mar 48 3 164 10.1017/S0012162206000363 16483389
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-20-7-1 | Journal eISSN: 2166-6482

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Language: English

Page range: 49 - 50

Published on: Jul 1, 2006

Published by: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

Fukuyama-Type Congenital Muscular Dystrophy,

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy,

Cardiomyopathy

© 2006 J Gordon Millichap, published by Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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