Interní komplikace u svalových dystrofií // SOLEN

Neurológia pre prax 3/2019

Internal complications of muscular dystrophies

Circulation and breathing, as the basic life functions, are mediated by muscles. Myocardium, as well as the conduction system of the heart and the respiratory muscles are affected in myopathy. In the overview we present myopathies often manifesting with cardiorespiratory insufficiency. We discuss pathophysiological background of these changes, their clinical manifestations and options of early diagnosis and treatment.

Keywords: myopathy, cardiomyopathy, gene, cardiac failure, respiratory failure