Respiratory involvement in ambulant and non-ambulant patients with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
Respiratory involvement in ambulant and non-ambulant patients with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
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DOI:
10.1007/s00415-017-8525-9
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发表时间:
2017-06-01
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6
通讯作者:
Evangelista, Teresinha
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作者:
Moreira, Sandra;Wood, Libby;Evangelista, Teresinha
Understand the occurrence and predictors of respiratory impairment in FSHD. Data from 100 FSHD patients was collected regarding demographics, genetics, respiratory status and pulmonary function tests, clinical manifestations and Clinical Severity Scale (CSS) scores. Patients were assigned to two severity groups using CSS: mild (scores = 3.5). Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) was classified as severely impaired if less than 50% of the predicted. Statistical analysis was performed using IBM SPSS Statistics 23, tests were two-tailed and the level of significance set at 5%. Spirometry was available for 94 patients; 41.5% had abnormal results with a restrictive pattern in 38.3% patients. There was a correlation between FVC; CSS score and D4Z4 fragment length with a higher probability of severe respiratory involvement in the early onset group, moderate/severe disease and D4Z4 fragments