Cardiac Serum Biomarkers in Friedreich Ataxia May Reflect Fibrosis, Myocyte Injury, and Degree of Hypertrophy

C. Bui, R.B. Wilson, D.R. Lynch, J.W. Rossano, O. Elci, K.Y. Lin, The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, Volume 35, Issue 4, Supplement, April 2016, Page S172, ISSN 1053-2498, doi:10.1016/j.healun.2016.01.479.

We hypothesized that serum markers of cardiac injury, stress, fibrosis, and inflammation are higher in FA subjects than non-FA controls, and these markers correlate with echocardiographic markers of cardiomyopathy.

 Cardiac Serum Biomarkers in Friedreich Ataxia May Reflect Fibrosis, Myocyte Injury, and Degree of Hypertrophy