Association between Left Atrial Deformation and Brain Involvement in Patients with Anderson-Fabry Disease at Diagnosis

Association between Left Atrial Deformation and Brain Involvement in Patients with Anderson-Fabry Disease at Diagnosis

Background: Anderson-Fabry disease (AFD) can induce both central nervous system white matter lesions (WMLs) and cardiac abnormalities including left atrial (LA) dysfunction. We sought to evaluate the possible interrelations of LA structure and function impairment with the presence of WMLs in AFD pat...

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Main Authors: Roberta Esposito, Camilla Russo, Ciro Santoro, Sirio Cocozza, Eleonora Riccio, Regina Sorrentino, Giuseppe Pontillo, Federica Luciano, Massimo Imbriaco, Arturo Brunetti, Antonio Pisani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
Anderson Fabry disease
echocardiography
left atrial strain
white matter lesions
fazekas’ score
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/9/2741

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