| Autor: |
Erika J. Mejia, Kimberly Y. Lin, Oluwatimilehin Okunowo, Katherine A. Iacobellis, Susan E. Matesanz, John F. Brandsema, Carol A. Wittlieb‐Weber, Hannah Katcoff, Heather Griffis, Jonathan B. Edelson |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, Vol 11, Iss 8 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2047-9980 |
| DOI: |
10.1161/JAHA.121.024722 |
| Popis: |
Background Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy are progressive disorders associated with cardiac mortality. Guidelines recommend routine surveillance; we assess cardiac resource use and identify gaps in care delivery. Methods and Results Male patients, aged 1 to 18 years, with Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy between January 2013 and December 2017 were identified in the IBM MarketScan Research Database. The cohort was divided into 80% for angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers was observed in 13.6% (419/3083) of total person years among patients in the 10 to 18 years group. Conclusions Children 10 to 18 years of age have higher rates of cardiac resource use compared with those |
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