The Effect of Adiposity on Cardiovascular Function and Myocardial Fibrosis in Patients With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

BACKGROUND: Patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) develop cardiomyopathy because of a dystrophin deficiency causing fibrofatty replacement of the myocardium. Corticosteroid use and mobility limitations place these patients at risk for increased adiposity. We sought to determine the associa...

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Autores principales: Henson, Sarah E., Lang, Sean M., Khoury, Philip R., Tian, Cuixia, Rutter, Meilan M., Urbina, Elaine M., Ryan, Thomas D., Taylor, Michael D., Alsaied, Tarek
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8649129/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34569261
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.121.021037

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