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Analysis of the factors influencing the cardiac phenotype in Friedreich's ataxia.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 15 May 2010
Rajagopalan Bheeshma, Francis Jane M, Cooke Fraser, Korlipara L V Prasad, Blamire Andrew M, Schapira Anthony H V, Madan Jason, Neubauer Stefan, Cooper J Mark
Abstract excerpt
Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA) has been associated with both cardiac hypertrophy and to a lesser degree dilated cardiomyopathy. We have conducted a cross sectional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study of 25 patients with clinically and genetically confirmed FRDA and 24 healthy controls to analyse how disease parameters influence cardiac features in FRDA. MR cine imaging in the long and short axis planes was...
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