[Cardiac involvement in Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy: a case report]

Tunis Med. 2006 Jun;84(6):361-4.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Emery Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD) is an uncommon hereditary myopathy characterized by 3 symptoms: slow progressive muscular atrophy, muscular contractures and cardiac disease which affect prognosis. We report a 22 year-old patient with EDMD which shows the typical features of the associated dilated cardiomyopathy, ventricular arrhythmia, atrio-ventricular block, atrial standstill then atrial paralysis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Comparative Study
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / diagnosis
  • Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / etiology
  • Echocardiography
  • Electrocardiography
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heart Block / diagnosis
  • Heart Block / etiology
  • Heart Block / therapy
  • Heart Diseases / diagnosis
  • Heart Diseases / etiology*
  • Heart Diseases / physiopathology
  • Heart Diseases / therapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Muscular Dystrophy, Emery-Dreifuss / complications*
  • Muscular Dystrophy, Emery-Dreifuss / diagnosis
  • Pacemaker, Artificial
  • Prognosis
  • Stroke Volume
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular / diagnosis
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular / etiology
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular / therapy
  • Time Factors