Friedreich’s Ataxia: Case series and the Additive Value of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

Mavrogeni Sophie, Giannakopoulou Aikaterini, Katsalouli Marinab, Pons Roser Maria, Papavasiliou Antigoni, Kolovou Genovefa, Noutsias Michel, Papadopoulos George, Karanasios Evangelos, Chrousos George P.; Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-7, 2019 DOI: 10.3233/JND-180373

The combination of classical diagnostic indices and CMR may reveal early asymptomatic FA-CM and motivate the early initiation of cardiac treatment. Furthermore, these indices can be also used to validate specific treatment targets in FA, potentially useful in the prevention of FA-CM.

Friedreich’s Ataxia: Case series and the Additive Value of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance