Corticosteroid treatment retards development of ventricular dysfunction in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Markham LW, Kinnett K, Wong BL, Woodrow Benson D, Cripe LH. Corticosteroid treatment retards development of ventricular dysfunction in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Neuromuscular disorders : NMD 2008;18:365-70   Abstract Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is characterized by a predictable decline in cardiac function with age that contributes to early death. Although corticosteroids are a clinically effective […]