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Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy (EDMD)

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

ArrhythmiasBradycardiaAvoid SuccinylcholineHyperkalemiaSkeletal Muscle WeaknessCareful PositioningReduced Cardiac OutputJoint ContracturesSudden Cardiac Death Risk

Pathophysiology

Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD) is a nuclear-envelope disease rather than a sarcolemmal one. The X-linked recessive form comes from loss of emerin at Xq27-28; autosomal dominant and...

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