An Overview of Cardiac Management in Neuromuscular Disease

  • Hickey R
  • Cullen J
  • Sachs G
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Abstract

Muscular dystrophy and myasthenia gravis are two neuromuscular disorders that can involve significant cardiovascular complications. The frequency and severity of cardiac pathology varies widely among the muscular dystrophies. In some, it is nearly inevitable and requires regular evaluation. In others, assessment of cardiac function can be more symptom-driven. On-ly a minority of myasthenic patients manifest disease-related cardiovascular complications; however, their presentation can be rapidly progressive and life-threatening..

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Hickey, R. M., Cullen, J. D., & Sachs, G. M. (2016). An Overview of Cardiac Management in Neuromuscular Disease. The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal, 10(1), 82–88. https://doi.org/10.2174/1874192401610010082

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