Cardiac Complications of Fukuyama-Type Congenital Muscular Dystrophy

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-20-7-1

Keywords:

Fukuyama-Type Congenital Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Cardiomyopathy

Abstract

The course of left ventricular function was evaluated using M-mode and Doppler echocardiography in 34 patients with Fukuyama-type congenital muscular dystrophy (FCMD), in a study at the Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.

Published

2006-07-01

Issue

Section

Muscle Disorders