Emergency department care of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
WA Woods, WG Harmon, LW Webb… - The American Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy are living longer and are increasingly seen in
Emergency Departments. Though the most common cause of death remains progressive
respiratory failure, increased life expectancies have unmasked the significance of
progressive myocardial dysfunction, now associated with nearly 40% of mortalities in the
DMD population. Cardiac complications such as arrhythmias and cardiomyopathy are
becoming ever more widely recognized. Emergency physicians may encounter DMD …
Emergency Departments. Though the most common cause of death remains progressive
respiratory failure, increased life expectancies have unmasked the significance of
progressive myocardial dysfunction, now associated with nearly 40% of mortalities in the
DMD population. Cardiac complications such as arrhythmias and cardiomyopathy are
becoming ever more widely recognized. Emergency physicians may encounter DMD …
