Leonardo Jaimes, MD

All articles by Leonardo Jaimes, MD

• Families and care teams face obstacles to shared decision-making in DMD

  The lack of clear information combined with the limited treatments for DMD impact shared decision making between families and providers.

• Parents of children with DMD experience moderate posttraumatic growth

  Parents of patients with DMD exhibit some positive psychological and emotional growth, but would benefit from better support systems.

• Walking associated with better cardiac function in DMD

  Patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) who can walk beyond the age of 12 appear to have better cardiac function during adulthood.

• Patients with DMD may be at higher risk of bone fractures

  Patients with DMD were shown to more frequently experience bone fractures than those without DMD.