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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-7-26
pubmed:abstractText
The X-linked Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (X-EDMD) is a hereditary muscle disorder associated with cardiac involvement. Sinus node dysfunction and atrioventricular conduction defects, typical of X-EDMD, occur in both males and females and may result in sudden cardiac death unless treated by permanent pacing. The objective of the study was to determine the frequency and relevance of X-EDMD in heart conduction system disease in young individuals treated with a pacemaker implant. The medical history of 3450 paced individuals in the region of South Moravia, Czech republic, was reviewed. Thirty-five patients, 20 males and 15 females, with idiopathic heart conduction disease of onset before age 40 were identified and screened for X-EDMD. Within these 35 individuals, only one male was found to carry a mutation in X-EDMD gene. We conclude that the clinical relevance of X-EDMD in heart conduction system disease is very low. It should, however, be included into the diagnostic work-up of young male individuals with idiopathic cardiac conduction disturbances.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1351-5101
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
531-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
The screening for X-linked Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy amongst young patients with idiopathic heart conduction system disease treated by a pacemaker implant.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, University Hospital Brno, Czech Republic. michal_vytopil@lahey.org
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't