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Background
Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is a hereditary muscular dystrophy affecting ∼2.1–14.3/100,000 adults. Cardiac manifestations of DM1 include conduction disorders and rarely cardiomyopathies. DM1 increases the risk of obstetric complications, however, little is known about the relationship between pregnancy and cardiomyopathy in DM1 due t...