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Rapidly Progressive Heart Failure in a Female Carrier of Becker Muscular Dystrophy with No Skeletal Muscle Symptoms
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| Title: | Rapidly Progressive Heart Failure in a Female Carrier of Becker Muscular Dystrophy with No Skeletal Muscle Symptoms |
| Authors: | Komoriyama, Hirokazu Browse this author | | Fukushima, Arata Browse this author →KAKEN DB | | Takahashi, Yumi Browse this author | | Kinugawa, Shintaro Browse this author →KAKEN DB | | Sera, Fusako Browse this author →KAKEN DB | | Ohtani, Tomohito Browse this author →KAKEN DB | | Nakamura, Akinori Browse this author →KAKEN DB | | Sakata, Yasushi Browse this author →KAKEN DB | | Anzai, Toshihisa Browse this author →KAKEN DB |
| Keywords: | Becker muscular dystrophy | | female carrier | | heart failure | | left ventricular assist device | | cardiomyopathy |
| Issue Date: | Sep-2019 |
| Publisher: | 日本内科学会(The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine) |
| Journal Title: | Internal medicine |
| Volume: | 58 |
| Issue: | 17 |
| Start Page: | 2545 |
| End Page: | 2549 |
| Publisher DOI: | 10.2169/internalmedicine.2714-19 |
| Abstract: | Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) carriers are at risk to developing cardiac dysfunction. The prevalence of female BMD carriers remains underestimated, and the disease progression varies. We herein report the case of a young female BMD carrier who developed dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and heart failure without any skeletal muscle signs. Her cardiac dysfunction progressed over a mere two months, resulting in the need for left ventricular assist device implantation. Her case demonstrates that progressive cardiomyopathy can be the only clinical manifestation in some BMD carriers, suggesting the need for a more aggressive implementation of genetic testing in female DCM patients. |
| Rights: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| Type: | article |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/75844 |
| Appears in Collections: | 医学院・医学研究院 (Graduate School of Medicine / Faculty of Medicine) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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