Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD): systemic features

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD): systemic features. Cardiomyopathy, Atrioventricular block: case report. Fully referenced neurology checklist.

Cardiorespiratory complications

  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Atrioventricular block: case report
  • Non-sustained ventricular tachycardia (NSVT)
  • Premature ventricular complexes
  • Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome: case report
  • Coronary artery dissection: case report
  • Respiratory insufficiency: this develops in the late teens

Gastrointestinal complications

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Skeletal deformities

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Other systemic complications

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Neurological monitoring indices

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Systemic monitoring indices

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References

  1. Manzur AY, Kinali M, Muntoni F. Update on the management of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Arch Dis Child 2008; 93:986-990.
  2. Manzur AY, Muntoni F. Diagnosis and new treatments in muscular dystrophies. JNNP 2009; 80:706-714.
  3. Winterholler M, Holländer C, Kerling F, et al. Stroke in duchenne muscular dystrophy: a retrospective longitudinal study in 54 patients. Stroke 2016; 47:2123-2126.
  4. Fayssoil A, Orlikowski D, Nardi O, Annane D. Complete atrioventricular block in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Europace 2008; 10:1351-1352.
  5. Sugiyama R, Takeshita E, Aihara Y, et al. Prevalence and characteristics of cardiac arrhythmia in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a retrospective, single-center holter electrocardiographic monitoring study. Eur J Neurol 2026; 33:e70621.
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