Scar tissue in the heart linked with genetic disease severity in FA

Widespread scar tissue in the lower left chamber of the heart — the left ventricle —  correlated with genetic disease severity in people with Friedreich’s ataxia (FA), an imaging study found. Genetic disease severity refers to the amount of the frataxin protein derived from the least affected of a…

Increased Thickness of Heart’s Left Ventricle, Linked to Genetic Disease Severity in Adults with FA

Increased thickness of the lower left chamber of the heart — the left ventricle — is one of the most common structural heart abnormalities found in patients with Friedreich’s ataxia and also correlates with genetic disease severity in adults, a study has found. The study, “Left ventricular structural…