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Effects of steroids and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibition on circumferential strain in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study utilizing cardiovascular magnetic resonance

BACKGROUND: Steroid use has prolonged ambulation in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and combined with advances in respiratory care overall management has improved such that cardiac manifestations have become the major cause of death. Unfortunately, there is no consensus for DMD-associated cardiac...

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Autores principales: Hor, Kan N, Mazur, Wojciech, Taylor, Michael D, Al-Khalidi, Hussein R, Cripe, Linda H, Jefferies, John L, Raman, Subha V, Chung, Eugene S, Kinnett, Kathi J, Williams, Katelyn, Gottliebson, William M, Benson, D Woodrow
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3207955/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22011358
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1532-429X-13-60