Normal left ventricular ejection fraction and mass but subclinical myocardial dysfunction in patients with Friedreich's ataxia

European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 346-352

  Dedobbeleer, Chantal ^a   Rai, Myriam ^a   Donal, Erwan ^b   Pandolfo, Massimo ^a   Unger, Philippe ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b RENNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Friedreich ataxia; Strain; Twist; Ventricular function; Ventricular remodelling

Indexed keywords

ALANINE DERIVATIVE; DEFERIPRONE; FRATAXIN; GLYCYLALANYLALANINE; IDEBENONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; GENE EXPRESSION; HEART INDEX; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECKLE TRACKING IMAGING;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 84863838703     PISSN: 20472404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jer267     Document Type: Article

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