Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is considered the gold standard imaging
modality for myocardial tissue characterization. Elevated transverse relaxation time (T2) is …

Dystrophinopathies are due to mutations in the dystrophin gene on chromosome Xp21. 1
and comprise the allelic entities Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), Becker muscular …

Heart failure is a major cause of death in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. In order
to determine if the cardiac function of the mdx mouse is similarly disturbed, we performed …

Myocardial fat is often seen at cardiac computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance
(MR) imaging of healthy adults and patients with myocardial diseases. Physiologic …

Aim Cardiac involvement with progressive myocardial fibrosis leading to dilated
cardiomyopathy is a major cause of death in muscular dystrophy patients. Extracellular …

Abstract Background In patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), the absent or
diminished dystrophin leads to progressive skeletal muscle and heart failure. We evaluated …

Ectopic cardiac fatty images are not rarely detected incidentally by computed tomography
and cardiac magnetic resonance, or by exams focused on the heart as in general thoracic …

The objective of the study was to perform a retrospective pilot study to evaluate the potential
of myocardial T1 in assessment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) cardiomyopathy …

We examined the effects of exercise on diaphragm degeneration and cardiomyopathy in
dystrophin‐deficient mdx mice. Mdx mice (11 months of age) were exercised (swimming) for …

Abstract Purpose Metabolic dysfunction in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is
characterized by reduced glycolytic and oxidative enzymes, decreased and abnormal …