Pathology of Intercalated Discs in Friedreich Cardiomyopathy

R. Liane Ramirez, MS; Alyssa B. Becker, BA; Joseph E. Mazurkiewicz, PhD; Paul J. Feustel, PhD; Benjamin B. Gelman, MD, PhD; Arnulf H. Koeppen, MD, J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015;66(15):1739-1740. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2015.06.1355

The underlying mutation in FA causes frataxin deficiency, which may adversely affect ICDs and GJs before the onset of heart disease and perhaps prenatally.


Pathology of Intercalated Discs in Friedreich Cardiomyopathy