Assessment of Cardiopulmonary Function in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

It is a non-invasive method to determine ventricular size, volumes, mass, and ejection fraction.

It is non-invasive breathing tests that characterize respiratory muscle function, as well as lung compliance and physiology.

Metabolic exercise testing, including assessment of exercise capacity and MVO2, evaluates global cardiopulmonary functional status. This is performed with the use of a stationary bicycle.

The echocardiogram performed with the multiple-echo Dixon method helps to assess participants cross-sectionally and longitudinally for variations and changes in myocardial structure.