Arrhythmias and cardiac dysfunction in Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy
Duchenne (DMD) and Becker muscular dystrophies (BMD) are rare inherited conditions where there is progressive skeletal muscle degeneration and loss and premature death. The conditions typically also involve the heart where the loss of muscle causes the heart to weaken and progressively fail in its pumping function. This cardiac pump failure can be detected by…