Left ventricular structural and functional changes in Friedreich ataxia - Relationship with body size, sex, age and genetic severity.

INTRODUCTION:Although a concentric pattern of left ventricular (LV) geometry appears to be common in Friedreich ataxia (FRDA), there is no accepted method for diagnosing LV abnormalities in FRDA, sex and body size have often not been taken into consideration, and it has not been clear whether childr...

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Main Authors: Roger E Peverill, Giovanni Romanelli, Lesley Donelan, Rhonda Hassam, Louise A Corben, Martin B Delatycki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225147