Myopathic (myo = muscle, pathy = disease) conditions can include polymyositis, dermatomyositis, inclusion body myositis, and various myopathies due to metabolic, congenital, and endocrine causes.

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Pain was frequently reported among patients with IIMs and was linked to worse clinical outcomes, increased health care utilization, and decreased heath satisfaction.

Together, these findings suggest that deficiencies in smooth muscle may also contribute to vascular impairment and a higher incidence of cardiomyopathy in some muscular dystrophies. Other factors ...

The muscular dystrophies are commonly associated with cardiovascular complications, including cardiomyopathy and cardiac arrhythmias. These complications are caused by intrinsic defects in ...

Statin therapy has proven efficacy for reducing the incidence of major adverse clinical events, but when administered in high doses these agents can cause myopathy. A means to identify those at ...

A scoping review finds close pathophysiological links between idiopathic inflammatory myopathies and autoimmune gluten-related disorders.

due to the similarity of symptoms with many other muscular diseases." Genetic tests revealed a mutation in the COL6A2 gene, which causes Bethlem Myopathy. Of the children examined, two were ...