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- Title
Cardiac profile of asymptomatic children with Becker and Duchenne muscular dystrophy under treatment with steroids and with/without perindopril.
- Authors
Mavrogeni, Sophie; Giannakopoulou, Aikaterini; Papavasiliou, Antigoni; Markousis-Mavrogenis, George; Pons, Roser; Karanasios, Evangelos; Noutsias, Michel; Kolovou, Genovefa; Papadopoulos, George
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>To evaluate cardiovascular function in boys with Duchenne (DMD) and Becker (BMD) muscular dystrophy, using cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR).<bold>Methods: </bold>This is a single point cross sectional study of twenty-four boys with genetically ascertained DMD, and 10 with BMD, aged 10.5 ± 1.5 years (range 9-13), were prospectively evaluated by a 1.5 T system and compared with those of age-sex matched controls. The DMD patients were divided in 2 groups. Group A (N = 12) were under treatment with both deflazacort and perindopril, while Group B (n = 12) were under treatment with deflazacort, only. BMD patients did not take any medication. Biventricular function was assessed using a standard SSFP sequence. Late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) was assessed from T1 images taken 15 min after injection of 0.2 mg/Kg gadolinium DTPA using a 3D-T1-TFE sequence.<bold>Results: </bold>Group A and BMDs were asymptomatic with normal ECG, 24 h ECG recording and echocardiogram. Group B were asymptomatic but 6/12 had abnormal ECG and mildly impaired LVEF. Their 24 h ECG recording revealed supraventricular and ventricular extrasystoles (all at 12-13 yrs). LV indices in Group A and BMD did not differ from those of controls. However, LV indices in Group B were significantly impaired compared with controls, Group A and BMDs (p < 0.001). An epicardial LGE area = 3 ± 0.5% of LV mass was identified in the posterolateral wall of LV only in 6/12 patients of Group B, but in not in any BMD or Group A.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>Children with either BMD or DMD under treatment with both deflazacort and perindopril present preserved LV function and lack of LGE. However, further large scale multicenter studies are warranted to confirm these data, including further CMR mapping approaches.
- Subjects
CARDIOVASCULAR system physiology; BECKER muscular dystrophy; TREATMENT of Duchenne muscular dystrophy; CARDIAC magnetic resonance imaging; STEROIDS; GADOLINIUM; THERAPEUTICS; DIAGNOSIS of Duchenne muscular dystrophy; PREVENTION of heart diseases; STEROID drugs; ACE inhibitors; DUCHENNE muscular dystrophy; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART diseases; LEFT heart ventricle; HEART physiology; RIGHT heart ventricle; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; PREVENTIVE health services; TIME; SYMPTOMS; TREATMENT effectiveness; CONTRAST media; CROSS-sectional method; CASE-control method; DISEASE complications; DRUG administration; DRUG dosage; PHYSIOLOGY
- Publication
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2017, Vol 17, p1
- ISSN
1471-2261
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/s12872-017-0627-x