Early Changes in Left Ventricular Long-Axis Function in Friedreich Ataxia: Relation with the FXN Gene Mutation and Cardiac Structural Change

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 12 May 2011, doi:10.1016/j.echo.2011.04.004

Philip M. Mottram, Martin B. Delatycki, Lesley Donelan, John S. Gelman, Louise Corben and Roger E. Peverill

Keywords: Friedreich ataxia (FRDA), GAA triplet expansion, FXN gene, LV systolic dysfunction, Echocardiography, Left ventricular hypertrophy, Systole, Tissue Doppler imaging.