Cross-sectional analysis of electrocardiograms in a large heterogeneous cohort of Friedreich ataxia subjects

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1187-1192

  Schadt, Kimberly A ^a,b   Friedman, Lisa S ^a,b   Regner, Sean R ^a,b   Mark, George E ^c   Lynch, David R ^a,b   Lin, Kimberly Y ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c Department of Anesthesiology   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

axis deviation; cardiac abnormalities; cardiomyopathy; electrocardiogram; Friedreich ataxia; ventricular hypertrophy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; POINT MUTATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SINUS RHYTHM; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; T WAVE INVERSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CARDIOMEGALY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865202691     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073812448461     Document Type: Conference Paper

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