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Transthoracic Speckle Tracking Echocardiography for the Quantitative Assessment of Left Ventricular Myocardial Deformation
Published on: October 20, 2016
Left ventricular deformation abnormalities in a patient with calpainopathy-a case from the three-dimensional
Attila Nemes1, Lívia Dézsi2, Péter Domsik1
12nd Department of Medicine and Cardiology Center, Albert Szent-Györgyi Clinical Center, Medical Faculty, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
Abstract:
Calpainopathy or limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A (LGMD2A) is the most common type of autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophies. The disease is caused by mutations in the CAPN3 gene encoding calpain, a protein involved in muscle membrane remodeling and repair. This paper gives an overview of the genetic background, clinical course, and diagnosis of the disease, and presents the first case of calpainopathy in which cardiac deformation mechanics was investigated. Three-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography (3DSTE) demonstrated reduced left ventricular (LV) strains and increased LV apical rotation and twist, suggestive of asymptomatic subclinical LV dysfunction. Cardiac involvement has not been previously reported in calpainopathy.
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