The effects of glucocorticoids on cardiac function of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: benefit or not?
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DOI: 10.1007/s00431-025-06141-5
Abstract: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a progressive, incurable X-linked neuromuscular disease caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene, resulting in functional dystrophin deficiency. Currently, cardiovascular complications are the leading cause of death in patients with… read more here.
Keywords: cardiac function; function patients; glucocorticoids cardiac; function ... See more keywords
One in five patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy dies from other causes than cardiac or respiratory failure
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DOI: 10.1007/s10654-021-00819-4
Abstract: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a severe neuromuscular disorder with increasing life expectancy from late teens to over 30 years of age. The aim of this nationwide study was to explore the prevalence, life expectancy… read more here.
Keywords: patients dmd; death; duchenne muscular; muscular dystrophy ... See more keywords
Histopathologic Changes of the Esophagus in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
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DOI: 10.1177/10668969231167532
Abstract: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is characterized by progressive systemic muscle wasting, leading to respiratory paralysis and early death. This X-linked disease is caused by DMD mutations, encoding dystrophin.1 There is little information regarding gastrointestinal abnormalities… read more here.
Keywords: patients dmd; duchenne muscular; dystrophy; histopathologic changes ... See more keywords
Dp71 and intellectual disability in Indonesian patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276640
Abstract: Introductions Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked recessive progressive muscular disease marked by developmental delays due to mutations in the DMD gene, which encodes dystrophin. Brain comorbidity adds to the burden of limited mobility… read more here.
Keywords: intellectual disability; patients dmd; duchenne muscular; disability ... See more keywords
The Association Between Physical Activity/Heart Rate Variability Data Obtained Using a Wearable Device and Timed Motor Functional Tests in Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: A Pilot Study
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DOI: 10.3233/jnd-230142
Abstract: Background: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a devastating X-linked muscle disease. Clinical evaluation of DMD uses patient-intensive motor function tests, and the recent development of wearable devices allows the collection of a variety of biometric… read more here.
Keywords: physical activity; patients dmd; heart rate; activity ... See more keywords
Survival of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
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DOI: 10.4067/s0370-41062018005000704
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) leads to a progressive deterioration of the mus cle function and premature death. There are no longitudinal studies on the course of this pathology in Chile. OBJECTIVE To determine survival… read more here.
Keywords: patients dmd; age; muscular dystrophy; survival ... See more keywords