Publications by authors named "Simone Cursiefen"
Background: Proximal myotonic myopathy is an autosomal dominant multisystem disorder with a recently defined CCTG expansion on chromosome 3 in the major subgroup (myotonic dystrophy type 2). Cardiac rhythm disturbances have been described in patients with this disease, but it is not known whether myotonic dystrophy type 2/proximal myotonic myopathy patients suffer from dysautonomia and whether cardiac arrhythmias relate to autonomic dysfunction.
Objectives: To investigate cardiovascular autonomic function in myotonic dystrophy type 2/proximal myotonic myopathy patients with and without cardiac arrhythmias.