Characterizing cardiac phenotype in Friedreich's ataxia: The CARFA study

Lise Legrand, Jonathan W. Weinsaft, Francoise Pousset, Claire Ewenczyk, Perrine Charles, Stéphane Hatem, Anna Heinzmann, Marie Biet, Alexandra Durr, Alban Redheuil, Volume 1267, Issue 1, 11/2021, Pages 1-73, ISSN 1875-2136, doi:10.1016/j.acvd.2021.10.010 

The multivariable characterization of the cardiac phenotype of patients with Friedreich's ataxia was significantly different from controls at baseline. Over 1 year there were no clinically significant changes in patients with Friedreich's ataxia compared with healthy controls, whereas the neurological severity score increased modestly.