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. 1969 May 17;2(5654):418–420. doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.5654.418

Abnormalities of the Electrocardiogram in Female Carriers of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

A E H Emery
PMCID: PMC1983335  PMID: 5781488

Abstract

The algebraic sum of the R and S waves (R-S) in the V1 lead of the electrocardiogram has been found to be significantly greater in female carriers of X-linked Duchenne muscular dystrophy (but not in women with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy) compared with normal women of comparable age. A similar E.C.G. abnormality is found in affected boys, and possibly certain carriers have a latent cardiomyopathy and may even be predisposed to cardiac failure.

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