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Cardiac Diseases

Key Points Stroke due to cardiac embolism is commonly of sudden onset, is more prone to hemorrhagic transformation, and is associated with higher mortality than other stroke subtypes. The etiologic workup for stroke due to a cardiogenic source is crucial…

Familial Cardiomyopathies

This chapter reviews four of the most common familial neuromuscular diseases that have significant cardiac manifestations: Friedreich ataxia (FA), myotonic dystrophy (DM), Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), and Becker muscle dystrophy (BMD). These syndromes vary significantly in their inheritance patterns, epidemiology,…