Echocardiographic evaluation of cardiac function in patients with myotonic dystrophy — is the right ventricular dysfunction observed? One academic center experience
Right ventricular systolic function is impaired in DM patients, especially in DM1, irrespectively of neurological impairment, disease duration, and presence of comorbidities. In our study, left ventricular systolic dysfunction was rare and less prevalent than right; however, future studies with larger cohorts of patients are needed. Our findings underline the need for close cardiac follow-up with detailed echocardiographic assessment of both ventricles in DM.
Authors
- Katarzyna Kurnicka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8278-7924)
- Michał Ciurzyński (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8393-5415)
- Biruta Kierdaszuk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8072-2497)
- Olga Zdończyk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9360-8469)
- Piotr Bienias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3567-338X)
- Piotr Pruszczyk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9768-0000)
- Anna Łusakowska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1909-9963)
- Anna Kostera‐Pruszczyk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7309-1914)
- Maksymilian Bielecki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2881-4976)
- Katarzyna Janiszewska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4471-7543)
Institutions
- Medical University of Warsaw (PL)
- Uniwersytet SWPS (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska
- Published
- 2025-09-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5603/pjnns.103481
- Primary Topic
- Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00