A 17-year-old Male with Duchenne muscular dystrophy complicated with dilated cardiomyopathy and large left ventricular mural thrombosis

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2011-04-14
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BackgroundHeartfailureisoneofthemaincausesofdeathduetoprogressivemusculardystrophyofDuchennemusculardystrophy(DMD)inthemajorityofthecases.ThereishighincidenceofarterialthromboembolisminDMDpatientswithsevereheartfailure.However,ithasbeenreceivinglittleattentionwhetheranticoagulativetherapyinDMDpatientswithsevereheartfailureinsinusrhythmshouldbeperformed.HereinwepresentacaseofDMDpatients,withsevereheartfailureinsinusrhythm,whopresentsalargemuralthrombusformationatleftventricularanteriorwall.