Expert diagnostic services and treatment are provided for patients with common and rare disorders of the muscular system, including muscular dystrophies. Myopathic (myo = muscle, pathy = disease) ...

"While we did see correlations between activity levels and cardiomyopathy progression in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, these correlations were not particularly strong. Our interpretation ...

The muscular dystrophies are commonly associated with cardiovascular complications, including cardiomyopathy and cardiac arrhythmias. These complications are caused by intrinsic defects in ...

In a study recently published in Nature Communications scientists at Okayama University describe the detailed molecular pathogenesis of muscular dystrophy-associated cardiomyopathy in mice lacking the ...

Working with Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy and the Duchenne Registry on patient identification and trial awareness efforts ~15,000 children ...

"High clinical suspicion is important for this population of patients. Since muscular dystrophy is progressive in nature, monitoring disease progression in these patients is critical for timing ...

LaGRANGE, Ga. (WRBL) – Casey Duffield has been battling Hereditary Myopathy, a rare strain of Muscular Dystrophy, with Early Respiratory Failure for several years. She is only one of the two people in ...

ST. LOUIS — The first thing you should know about Brenna Beffa is that she's almost always smiling. "Brenna is always so positive about everything," her dad Matt Beffa said. "She's very bubbly, very ...

KIRKWOOD, Mo. — Good things come to those who sweat. That's what they believe at Burn Boot Camp in Kirkwood. "We focus on strength training and bringing women together and their families to become ...