Current Practices in Treating Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD): Understanding Care Practices in Order to Optimize DMD Heart Failure Through ACTION
Villa C, Auerbach SR, Bansal N, Birnbaum BF, Conway J, Esteso P, Gambetta K, Hall EK, Kaufman BD, Kirmani S, Lal AK, Martinez HR, Nandi D, O’Connor M, Parent JJ, Raucci FJ, Shih R, Shugh S, Soslow JH, Tunuguntla H, Wittlieb-Weber CA, Kinnett K, Cripe L. Current Practices in Treating Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD): Understanding Care Practices in Order to Optimize DMD Heart Failure Through ACTION. Pediatric Cardiology 2022, 43: 977-985. PMID: 35024902, PMCID: PMC8756173, DOI: 10.1007/s00246-021-02807-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentricular assist deviceDuchenne muscular dystrophyHeart failureTherapeutic approachesAdvanced Cardiac Therapies Improving Outcomes NetworkDMD patientsBeta-blocker therapyMuscular dystrophyImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorAldosterone antagonistsSystolic dysfunctionCardiology providersHolter monitoringPrimary preventionDestination therapyPediatric cardiologistsCardiac careLeading causeOutcomes NetworkCardioverter defibrillatorCardiac diseaseClinical careMuscle therapyEnzyme inhibitorsCare practices