Heart failure as the initial symptom of Steinert's myotonic dystrophy

Authors
Bueno, FC Jimenez-Navarro, MF Ruiz-Ruiz, MJ Gomez-Doblas, JJ Rodriguez-Bailon, I de Teresa, E
Citation
Fc. Bueno et al., Heart failure as the initial symptom of Steinert's myotonic dystrophy, REV ESP CAR, 54(7), 2001, pp. 917-919
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems
Journal title
REVISTA ESPANOLA DE CARDIOLOGIA
ISSN journal
03008932 → ACNP
Volume
54
Issue
7
Year of publication
2001
Pages
917 - 919
Database
ISI
SICI code
0300-8932(200107)54:7<917:HFATIS>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
The relationship between neuromuscular diseases and the heart has been well known for many years. Cardiac lesions tend to involve the specialized cond ucting system. We report the case of a 36-year-old male diagnosed with Stei nert's myotonic dystrophy whose initial cardiovascular symptom was heart fa ilure and not symptoms related to alterations of the specialized conducting system.