Cardiac involvement is more common and more severe in Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) than in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). About 50% of deaths in BMD are attributed to malignant arrhythmias or congestive heart failure, he said. Screening requirements and treatment options in BMD are similar to those in DMD, with the added option of heart transplantation.
Silvestri cautioned...