Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 8 , Pages 848-853 , August 2010

Exercise-Induced Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction in Women Heterozygous for Dystrophinopathy

  • Robert M. Weiss, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Robert M. Weiss, MD, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, 200 Hawkins Drive, Room E317-1 GH, Iowa City, IA 52242.
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  • Richard E. Kerber, MD, FASE

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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  • Jane K. Jones, RDCS, FASE

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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  • Carrie M. Stephan, BSN, MA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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  • Christina J. Trout, MSN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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  • Paul D. Lindower, MD, FASE

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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  • Kimberly S. Staffey, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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  • Kevin P. Campbell, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
    • Department of Neurology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
    • Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
    • Carver College of Medicine, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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  • Katherine D. Mathews, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

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 This work was supported by a research grant from the Muscular Dystrophy Association (Tucson, AZ) and by a Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Center Grant from the National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, MD). Dr Campbell is an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (Chevy Chase, MD).

PII: S0894-7317(10)00419-0

doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2010.05.007

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 8 , Pages 848-853 , August 2010

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