Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Characterizing Friedreich’s ataxia cardiomyopathy with serial cardiac magnetic resonance imagings

Cripe, L. H., Alvarado, C., Hayes, E. A., Krishnamurthy, R., Gunsaulus, M. E., Waldrop, M. A., & Nandi, D. (2026). Characterizing Friedreich’s ataxia cardiomyopathy with serial cardiac magnetic resonance imagings. Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 19(4), 364–373. doi:10.4103/apc.apc_22_26 

In this exploratory study, CMR demonstrated patterns of septal hypertrophy, lateral wall fibrosis, and trends toward declining ventricular function. Findings were largely nonsignificant and should be considered hypothesis-generating. Larger, multicenter studies are needed to clarify the role of CMR in disease progression and clinical management.