Abstract:
Muscular dystrophies represent hereditary degenerative diseases affecting skeletal
muscles. Some of them are associated with cardiovascular complications (dilated
cardiomyopathy and/or cardiac arrhythmias). Such patients require a comprehensive approach
for early diagnosis of cardiac pathology and initiation of appropriate treatment. After the
presentation of a short literature review, a case of a patient with Limb-Girdle Muscular
Dystrophy is analised, who in addition to neurological pathology has cardiac complications. The
therapeutic management of such a patient is discussed.
Distrofiile musculare (DM) sunt boli degenerative ereditare care afectează muşchii
scheletici. Unele dintre ele sunt asociate cu complicaţii cardiovasculare (cardiomiopatia
dilatativă şi/sau aritmii cardiace). Pacienţii respectivi necesită o abordare multilaterală cu
diagnosticarea precoce a patologiei cardiace şi iniţierea tratamentului adecvat. După un scurt
review al literaturii este descris cazul clinic al unei paciente cu distrofie musculară forma
centurilor (Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy), care pe lângă patologia neurologică are
complicaţii cardiace. Este discutat managementul terapeutic al unui astfel de pacient.
