DUCHENNE AND BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY CARRIERS: EVIDENCE OF CARDIOMYOPATHY BY EXERCISE AND CARDIAC MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING

Lack of defined parameters and varied detection methods have resulted in a broad range of predictions on the prevalence of cardiac disease in carriers of Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy (DMD and BMD). Prior studies have been small retrospective samples without genotype confirmation. No study