Heart disease in Friedreich's ataxia: A clinical and echocardiographic study

Pediatrics International

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 308-311

  Günal, Nazlihan ^a   Saraçlar, Muhsin ^a   Özkutlu, Süheyla ^a   Şenocak, Filiz ^a   Topaloǧlu, Haluk ^a   Karaaslan, Sevim ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Asymmetric septal hypertrophy; Concentric left ventricular hypertrophy; Dilated cardiomyopathy; Echocardiography; Friedreich's ataxia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; HEART DILATATION; HEART DISEASE; HEART HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0029794316     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.1996.tb03496.x     Document Type: Article

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