Neuromuscular Disease: Cardiac Manifestations and Sudden Death Risk

Worawan Limipitikul; Chin Siang Ong; Gordon F. Tomaselli

doi:10.1016/j.ccep.2017.07.013

Neuromuscular Disease: Cardiac Manifestations and Sudden Death Risk

Worawan Limipitikul, Chin Siang Ong, Gordon F. Tomaselli

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Abstract

Cardiovascular complications of neuromuscular diseases disproportionately affect the cardiac conduction system. Cardiomyopathy and cardiac arrhythmias produce significant morbidity and mortality. Patients with neuromuscular diseases should be carefully and frequently evaluated for the presence of bradycardia, heart block, and tachyarrhythmias. Preemptive treatment with permanent pacemakers or implanted defibrillators is appropriate in patients with conduction system disease or who are at risk for ventricular arrhythmias.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	731-747
Number of pages	17
Journal	Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics
Volume	9
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccep.2017.07.013
State	Published - Dec 2017
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Arrhythmia
Conduction block
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD)
Muscular dystrophy
Pacemaker
Sudden death

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Physiology (medical)

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