Altekin Refik Emre, Yanikoglu Atakan, Ucar Mustafa, Ermis Cengiz
Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Cardiology Department, Dumlupinar Bouleward, Konyaaltı, Antalya, Turkey.
J Cardiol Cases. 2011 Feb 16;3(2):e68-e70. doi: 10.1016/j.jccase.2011.01.004. eCollection 2011 Apr.
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is an X linked hereditary progressive neuromuscular disease and it is characterized by development of weakness and atrophy in affected muscles. In late phases of disease with involvement of respiratory and cardiac muscles, patients die because of respiratory and cardiac failure. Cardiomyopathy is a common complication and various types of arrhythmia because of conduction system involvement can be seen. Herein we present a case with Duchenne muscular dsytrophy who was admitted to our clinic at an older age because of complete atrioventricular block without cardiomyopathy.
杜氏肌营养不良症是一种X连锁遗传性进行性神经肌肉疾病,其特征是受累肌肉出现无力和萎缩。在疾病晚期,当呼吸肌和心肌受累时,患者会因呼吸和心力衰竭而死亡。心肌病是常见的并发症,由于传导系统受累,可见各种类型的心律失常。在此,我们报告一例杜氏肌营养不良症患者,该患者因完全性房室传导阻滞且无心肌病而在高龄时入住我院。