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Becker muscular dystrophy may be associated with myocardial abnormalities which are usually diagnosed after the onset of weakness. We present a patient who developed complete heart block 6 years before the onset of muscle weakness which occurred unusually late at the age of 62 years.
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Quinlivan, R., Ball, J., Dunckley, M. et al. Becker muscular dystrophy presenting with complete heart block in the sixth decade. J Neurol 242, 398–400 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00868396
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