Over the years very little has been written about Cardiomyopathy in Friedreich’s Ataxia. In recent days an article published by Dr Mark Payne in the Journal of Child Neurology offers recommendations for the clinical management of patients with Friedreich’s Ataxia. As Friedreich’s Ataxia is a rare condition and there is limited understanding of the Cardiomyopathy […]
The 55th annual meeting took place in San Antonio, Texas from March 16th to 18th this year. All of the presentations are now available on their website, you can click here to see the list. One of the most significant presentations focuses on the heart in Friedreich’s Ataxia patients. Click here to read the presentation […]
Finding a cardiologist who specialises in Friedreich’s Ataxia is a challenge. There has been very little research done in the field of FA heart and the associated cardiomyopathy. However Dr Mark Payne from Riley Hospital in Indianapolis has recently published an article entitled The Heart in Friedreich’s Ataxia: Basic Findings and Clinical Implications. In this […]
A recent study has shown that people with Friedreich’s Ataxia have heart problems even though current tests (ECG and Ultrasound) do not show signs of heart disease. The article concludes that Patients with FA have abnormal myocardial perfusion reserve that parallels met-S severity. Impaired perfusion reserve and fibrosis occur in the absence of significant hypertrophy… […]
Dr Mark Payne, a cardiologist from Riley Hospital in Indianapolis gave one of the presentations at the Friedreich’s Ataxia Symposium held in Philadelphia last Saturday. Dr Payne works closely with FARA and Dr Lynch, the director of the Friedreich’s Ataxia Programme in the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. It is well known and widely accepted that […]