The evaluation of left ventricular systolic and diastolic functions in patients with Friedreich ataxia - A pulse tissue Doppler study

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Koc F., Akpinar O., Yerdelen D., Demir M., Sarica Y., Kanadasi M.

INTERNATIONAL HEART JOURNAL, cilt.46, sa.3, ss.443-452, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

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Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA), the most common subtype of early onset hereditary ataxia, is an autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder caused by unstable GAA expansions. Two-dimensional, pulse, and pulse tissue Doppler echocardiographic examinations were performed on 21 patients with GAA expansion.