Perinatal Management of Pregnancy Complicated by Autosomal Dominant Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy

• Main Authors: Megumi Sato (Author), Hiromitsu Shirasawa (Author), Kenichi Makino (Author), Hiroshi Miura (Author), Wataru Sato (Author), Dai Shimizu (Author), Naoki Sato (Author), Jin Kumagai (Author), Akira Sato (Author), Yukihiro Terada (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Introduction Autosomal dominant Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (AD-EDMD) is rare compared with other forms of muscular dystrophy and is characterized by cardiac conduction defects. Here, we present the case of a patient diagnosed with AD-EDMD during the first trimester of pregnancy who d...