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Left ventricular function and response to enalapril in patients with duchenne muscular dystrophy during the second decade of life.
The American journal of cardiology - 15 Sept 2006
Ramaciotti Claudio, Heistein Lisa C, Coursey Melanie, Lemler Matthew S, Eapen Reenu S, Iannaccone Susan T, Scott William A
Abstract excerpt
The role of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in the management of cardiomyopathy related to Duchenne muscular dystrophy has not been completely defined. The purposes of this study were to describe the response to enalapril and its relation to dystrophin mutation type, ventricular size, or age at the onset of left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction. Serial clinical and echocardiographic data from 50...
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