Cardiomyopathy in muscular dystrophy workshop. 28-30 September 2003, Tucson, Arizona.

A workshop was convened on the topic of Cardiomyopathy associated with Muscular Dystrophy in Tucson, Arizona, 28–30 September 2003, sponsored by the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Workshop participants from North America, Europe and Australia set as goals to understand the pathologic basis of cardiomyopathy associated with muscular dystrophy and to review treatment strategies for cardiomyopathy associated with muscular dystrophy. Twenty-five speakers presented data regarding assessment and findings in human subjects with muscular dystrophy, as well as from animal models of cardiomyopathy and muscular dystrophy.