Cardiac tissue velocities and strain rate in the early detection of myocardial dysfunction of asymptomatic boys with Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy: relationship to clinical outcome
Abstract
Histological changes in the heart include fibrosis, degeneration and fatty infiltration starting from the left ventricular posterior wall, which is a specific finding for DMD.2 The posterior wall can be more sensitive in identifying impaired myocardial function.Keywords
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