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Cardiomyopathy in limb girdle muscular dystrophy R9, FKRP related.
Muscle & nerve - 1 Nov 2020
Libell Eric M, Richardson Julia A, Lutz Katie L, Ng Benton Y, Mockler Shelley R H, Laubscher Katie M, Stephan Carrie M, Zimmerman Bridget M, Edens Erik R, Reinking Benjamin E, Mathews Katherine D
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INTRODUCTION: Reported frequencies of cardiomyopathy in limb girdle muscular dystrophy R9 (LGMDR9) vary. We describe the frequency and age at onset of cardiomyopathy in an LDMDR9 cohort. METHODS: Echocardiograms from 56 subjects (157 echocardiograms) with LGMDR9 were retrospectively reviewed. The cumulative probability of having an abnormal echocardiogram as a function of age was assessed by survival analysis for...
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