New Lease on Life for Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Lazaros Kochilas, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Cardiology
University of Minnesota
October 21, 2009
Objectives:
The participant will be able to:
1. Discuss the pathogenetic basis of cardiomyopathy in Muscular Dystrophies.
2. Discuss the therapeutic strategies and the role of early treatment for the cardiomyopathy of DMD.
3. Discuss the potential and limitations of genetic treatment for DMD cardiomyopathy.