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Gaspar Del Rio-Pertuz1, Cristina Morataya1, Kelly Ratheal2
1Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas.
Abstract:
Congestive heart failure is an uncommon initial presentation for dystrophin-deficient muscular dystrophies. Cardiac manifestations may appear in late disease stages, although they classically present after musculoskeletal symptoms develop. This case report describes a patient who presented with heart failure and was newly diagnosed with Becker muscular dystrophy. The objective is to recognize Becker muscular dystrophy as a potential cause of dilated cardiomyopathy in young patients, even in the absence of clinically overt musculoskeletal symptoms.
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