Unusual cardiac manifestations in a patient with myotonic muscular dystrophy

Eldad Rechavia, Boris Strasberg, Jacob Agmon*

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Abstract

We report on a patient with myotonic muscular dystrophy in whom mitral valve prolapse associated with prolonged PR interval and left anterior hemiblock was documented 3 years before any clinical evidence of myotonia, muscle weakness or wasting. One year after diagnosis had been established, he developed atrial flutter with 1:1 atrioventricular conduction, an arrhythmia that in addition to complete heart block and ventricular arrhythmias may account for the occurrence of syncope and sudden death in this group of patients.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)349-352
Number of pages4
JournalInternational Journal of Cardiology
Volume11
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1986

Keywords

  • atrial flutter
  • mitral valve prolapse
  • myotonic muscular dystrophy

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