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Results 1 - 10 of 157 for Muscular "dystrophy," cardiac type
  1. ... hand, or others) Low muscle tone ( hypotonia ) Some types of muscular dystrophy involve the heart muscle, causing cardiomyopathy or abnormal heart rhythm ( arrhythmia ). ...
  2. ... A small number of people with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2F have developed a heart condition called dilated cardiomyopathy. Dilated cardiomyopathy is a ...
  3. ... hips, and limbs.Some people with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2E also develop a heart condition called dilated cardiomyopathy. Dilated cardiomyopathy is a ...
  4. ... be discovered only during medical testing. Rarely, facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy affects the heart (cardiac) muscle or muscles needed for breathing.Researchers have described two types of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy: type 1 (FSHD1) and ...
  5. ... in 50% to 80% of people with this type of muscular dystrophy. Hearing loss and abnormal heart rhythms may occur but are rare.
  6. ... mutation also have an increased risk of developing heart abnormalities including cardiomyopathy. DBMD Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy Muscular dystrophy, Duchenne and Becker types Muscular dystrophy, pseudohypertrophic Genetic Testing Registry: Becker muscular ...
  7. ... palpitations), an unusually slow heartbeat (bradycardia), fainting (syncope), heart failure, and an increased risk of sudden death.Researchers have identified several types of Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy that are distinguished by their pattern of inheritance: ...
  8. ... A blood clot in the lung (pulmonary embolism) Muscular ... used to learn how serious certain types of cancer may be and whether the cancer ...
  9. ... muscles and respiratory muscles, and do not involve cardiac muscle. More About This Health Condition A small number of TTN gene variants have been found to cause limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2J (LGMD2J). Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy is a ...
  10. What is Muscular Dystrophy? (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Muscular dystrophies are a group of diseases caused by defects in a person’s genes. ... muscular dystrophy, gene defect, group of diseases, Muscular Dystrophy
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