A 17-year-old Male with Duchenne muscular dystrophy complicated with dilated cardiomyopathy and large left ventricular mural thrombosis

Background Heart failure is one of the main causes of death due to progressive muscular dystrophy of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in the majority of the cases. There is high incidence of arterial thromboembolism in DMD patients with severe heart failure. However, it has been receiving little attention whether anticoagulative therapy in DMD patients with severe heart failure in sinus rhythm should be performed. Herein we present a case of DMD patients, with severe heart failure in sinus rhythm, who pres...