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Research and Care: The Heart-Muscle Connection- Latest Research on Heart Health in Neuromuscular Diseases
August 6th, 2026
2:00-3:00pm EST
Live, Virtual Webinar
Join MDA for an informative webinar exploring the critical connection between heart health and neuromuscular diseases. This program will highlight emerging insights into cardiac phenotypes and what this current research may mean for treatment, and long-term care.
Whether you're a patient, caregiver, or advocate, this webinar will offer valuable insights on current research into cardiac considerations and care for neuromuscular disease.
What We’ll Cover:
- Latest research on cardiac involvement in neuromuscular diseases, including evolving cardiac phenotypes
- Advances in monitoring, diagnosis, and treatment of heart-related complications
- Live Q&A with the presenters
Meet Our Presenters:
- Forum Kamdar, MD, PhD, FACC - Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Cardiovascular Division of the Department of Medicine at the University of Minnesota
- Daniel Michele, Ph.D. - John A Jacquez Professor and Chair of the Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, Professor of Internal Medicine Cardiology at the University of Michigan Medical School
- Mark Payne, MD - Professor of Pediatric Cardiology, Scientist, and Practicing Cardiovascular Physician at Indiana University School of Medicine
Not available to join live on August 6th? Register to receive an email when the webinar is available to view on-demand.
If you have questions about this webinar or other MDA programs, please contact the MDA Resource Center at 1-833-ASK-MDA1 (275-6321) or ResourceCenter@mdausa.org.
University of Minnesota
University of Michigan Medical School
Indiana University School of Medicine
