Combining passive leg-lifting with transmural myocardial strain profile for enhanced predictive capability for subclinical left ventricular dysfunction in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

摘要

Background: We previously reported that the transmural myocardial strain profile (TMSP) was an effective predictor for subclinical left ventricular (LV) dysfunction in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) with preserved LV ejection fraction (LVEF), but its predictive power when used alone proved to be limited.