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Cardiovascular autonomic control in myotonic dystrophy type 1: a correlative study with clinical and genetic data.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Feb 2004
Di Leo Rita, Rodolico Carmelo, De Gregorio Cesare, Recupero Antonio, Coglitore Sebastiano, Annesi Grazia, Toscano Antonio, Messina Corrado, Vita Giuseppe
Abstract excerpt
The autonomic nervous system has been evaluated in myotonic dystrophy with contradictory results and its relationship with heart disturbances remains unclear. Twenty-three patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1 were investigated by a battery of six cardiovascular autonomic tests and power spectral analysis of heart rate variability. Although 15 patients (65%) revealed abnormal or borderline results in some...
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