The muscular dystrophies are commonly associated with cardiovascular complications, including cardiomyopathy and cardiac arrhythmias. These complications are caused by intrinsic defects in ...

The FDA has officially limited the label of Sarepta Therapeutics’ Elevidys, putting an end to a whirlwind few months that saw the abrupt departure—and reinstatement—of top agency official Vinay Prasad ...

Cardiac complications in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) are the result of cardiac muscle involvement that accompanies the deterioration of skeletal muscle in the disease. The use of ...

Missing an important procedure because of a medical oversight causes columnist Betty Vertin to rethink caregiving for her sons with Duchenne.

—Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a complicated chronic disease. This study adapted an algorithm and used disease stage criteria to present a detailed picture of its multiple aspects. Duchenne muscular ...

We hypothesize that Duchenne muscular dystrophy and autism spectrum disorder/pervasive developmental disorder co-occur with a greater than random frequency. In this study, we set out to reject the ...