Myocardial Strain Analysis and Heart Rate Variability as Measures of Cardiomyopathy in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a progressive myopathy caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene, leading to contraction-induced damage, inflammation, and necrosis in skeletal and cardiac muscles. Reliable methods of characterizing DMD cardiomyopathy are essential for effective pharmacological...
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VANDERBILT
2017
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| Online Access: | http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-03272017-095050/ |