Cardiac involvement of the systemic disorder myotonic dystrophy type II - detection by CMR
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Background Myotonic dystrophy type II (formerly denoted as proximal myotonic myopathy (PROMM)) is an autosomal dominantly inherited disease [1]. Sufferers are afflicted with skeletal muscle (SM) symptoms. Histopathologic changes of the SM include mild fibrosis and fatty degeneration[2]. The multisystemic disorder is also characterized by endocrine and metabolism disorder such as hypercholesterolemia and diabetes mellitus type II as well as cardiac arrhythmias [1]. The aim of this study is to evaluate myocardial structural abnormalities in preserved ejection fraction (EF).
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