Influence of Different Types of Corticosteroids on Heart Rate Variability of Individuals with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy—A Pilot Cross Sectional Study

Influence of Different Types of Corticosteroids on Heart Rate Variability of Individuals with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy—A Pilot Cross Sectional Study

Individuals with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) have an impairment of cardiac autonomic function categorized by parasympathetic reduction and sympathetic predominance. The objective of this study was to assess the cardiac autonomic modulation of individuals with DMD undergoing therapy with Predni...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Martins Dias, Rosangela Akemi Hoshi, Luiz Carlos Marques Vanderlei, Carlos Bandeira de Mello Monteiro, Mayra Priscila Boscolo Alvarez, Tânia Brusque Crocetta, Luis Fernando Grossklauss, Deborah Cristina Gonçalves Luiz Fernani, Maria Tereza Artero Prado Dantas, Fabiana Paula Almeida Martins, David M. Garner, Luiz Carlos Abreu, Celso Ferreira, Talita Dias da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Life
Subjects:
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
autonomic nervous system
Heart Rate Variability (HRV)
deflazacort
prednisone
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/8/752

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