Dilated cardiomyopathy of Becker-type muscular dystrophy with exon 4 deletion--a case report

Angiology. 2001 May;52(5):343-7. doi: 10.1177/000331970105200508.

Abstract

The authors report a 47-year-old man with Becker-type muscular dystrophy presenting with dilated cardiomyopathy. Left ventriculography showed diffuse severe hypokinesia: left ventricular end-diastolic volume index 193 mL/m2, left ventricular end-systolic volume index 143 mL/m2, and left ventricular ejection fraction 26%. Skeletal muscle biopsy demonstrated a dystrophic process. Genetic analysis revealed a deletion of exon 4. There was a difference in immunostaining pattern between skeletal muscles and cardiac muscles. Severe cardiac dysfunction in this case may be associated with the damage in dystrophin-deficient fibers.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / etiology*
  • Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / genetics
  • Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / pathology
  • Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / physiopathology
  • Chromosome Deletion*
  • Dystrophin / genetics*
  • Exons / genetics
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Muscle, Skeletal / pathology*
  • Muscle, Smooth / pathology*
  • Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne / complications*
  • Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne / genetics*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction

Substances

  • Dystrophin