Publication Name	World Journal of Cardiology
Manuscript ID	17391
Country	Greece

Received	2015-03-04 14:41
Peer-Review Started	2015-03-04 15:10
To Make the First Decision	2015-03-20 14:34
Return for Revision	2015-03-28 17:47
Revised	2015-04-05 18:50
Second Decision	2015-04-20 11:49
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2015-04-30 11:39
Articles in Press	2015-04-30 11:39
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Category	Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Manuscript Type	Minireviews
Article Title	Cardiac involvement in Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Sophie Mavrogeni, George Markousis-Mavrogenis, Antigoni Papavasiliou and Genovefa Kolovou
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Sophie Mavrogeni, MD, FESC, Cardiology Department, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, 50 Esperou Street, 175-61 P Faliro, 17674 Athens, Greece. soma13@otenet.gr
Key Words	Muscular dystrophies; Electrocardiography; Heart failure; Echocardiography; Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging
Core Tip	Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy are the commonest X-linked muscular diseases. Death is usually due to cardiac disease including ventricular dysfunction, heart block or malignant arrhythmias. Female carriers may also present cardiac involvement. Overt heart failure may be delayed or absent. Electrocardiography findings include conduction defects, arrhythmias and myocardial necrosis. Echocardiography assesses a marked variability of left ventricular dysfunction. Epicardial fibrosis in both patients and carriers has been documented by Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR), even if overt muscular disease is absent. A combined approach using clinical and CMR assessment may motivate early cardioprotective treatment and delay serious cardiac complications.
Publish Date	2015-08-04 13:14
Citation	Mavrogeni S, Markousis-Mavrogenis G, Papavasiliou A, Kolovou G. Cardiac involvement in Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy. World J Cardiol 2015; 7(7): 410-414
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8462/full/v7/i7/410.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v7.i7.410

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