According to a new study published online by 'The Lancet Neurology', early use of available heart failure drugs slows the progressive decline in heart function before symptoms are apparent in boys and young men with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). DMD is a genetic disorder. In people with DMD the body lacks dystrophin, a protein that helps keep muscle cells intact. This causes muscles to rapidly degenerate and weaken. DMD predominantly affects males and a majority ...Saturday 3 January 2015
Heart Failure Drugs Slow Cardiac Damage in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
According to a new study published online by 'The Lancet Neurology', early use of available heart failure drugs slows the progressive decline in heart function before symptoms are apparent in boys and young men with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). DMD is a genetic disorder. In people with DMD the body lacks dystrophin, a protein that helps keep muscle cells intact. This causes muscles to rapidly degenerate and weaken. DMD predominantly affects males and a majority ...
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