Neuromuscular Disorders
Volume 20, Issue 3 , Pages 174-177, March 2010

Early onset of cardiomyopathy and primary prevention of sudden death in X-linked Emery–Dreifuss muscular dystrophy

  • Gerardo Nigro

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic and Respiratory Sciences, Arrhythmology Unit, Second University of Naples, Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
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  • Vincenzo Russo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic and Respiratory Sciences, Arrhythmology Unit, Second University of Naples, Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Chair of Cardiology – Monaldi Hospital, Via Leonardo Bianchi, 80131 Naples, Italy. Tel.: +39 081 7064149.
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  • Vega Maria Ventriglia

      Affiliations

    • Department of Experimental Medicine, Cardiomiology and Medical Genetics, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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  • Nadia Della Cioppa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
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  • Alberto Palladino

      Affiliations

    • Department of Experimental Medicine, Cardiomiology and Medical Genetics, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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  • Vincenzo Nigro

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Pathology, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
    • Centre of Excellence for Cardiovascular Diseases, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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  • Raffaele Calabrò

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic and Respiratory Sciences, Arrhythmology Unit, Second University of Naples, Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
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  • Giovanni Nigro

      Affiliations

    • Department of Experimental Medicine, Cardiomiology and Medical Genetics, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
    • Centre of Excellence for Cardiovascular Diseases, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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  • Luisa Politano

      Affiliations

    • Department of Experimental Medicine, Cardiomiology and Medical Genetics, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
    • Centre of Excellence for Cardiovascular Diseases, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy

Received 15 December 2008; received in revised form 2 December 2009; accepted 3 December 2009.

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PII: S0960-8966(09)00701-9

doi:10.1016/j.nmd.2009.12.004

Neuromuscular Disorders
Volume 20, Issue 3 , Pages 174-177, March 2010