Efficacy of echocardiography for differential diagnosis of left ventricular hypertrophy: special focus on speckle-tracking longitudinal strain

Tanaka, H.; J Echocardiogr (2021). doi:10.1007/s12574-020-00508-3 

The underlying mechanisms of myocardial dysfunction in patients with Friedreich’s ataxia might be associated with myocyte cellular hypertrophy, iron deposits, focal necrosis, and diffuse fibrosis.