Thursday, March 26, 2026

Advanced Heart Failure in Friedreich's Ataxia: A Story of Challenges, Opportunities, and Hope

Advanced Heart Failure in Friedreich's Ataxia: A Story of Challenges, Opportunities, and Hope. Satoshi Miyashita, Anthony Zaki, Kaitlin Schlabach, Gabriel Kim, Juliane K. Vierecke, David Lynch, Carmela Tan, Eileen Hsich, and Paulino Alvarez; JACC: Case Reports, 2026, 107391, ISSN 2666-0849, doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2026.107391.

Heart failure is the leading cause of death in patients with FRDA. For those with high-risk features for adverse cardiovascular outcomes, careful monitoring of disease progression and early evaluation for advanced heart failure therapies are warranted.