Friedreich's ataxia echocardiography or ultrasound

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohamadmostafa Jahansouz M.D.[2]

Echocardiography

Echocardiography may be helpful in the diagnosis of Friedreich's ataxia. Findings on an echocardiography suggestive of Friedreich's ataxia include:

• Varying degrees of septal hypertrophy in approximately 81% of cases
• Left ventricular free wall hypertrophy in approximately 61% of cases
• Slight reduction of left ventricular internal dimension in approximately 57% of cases
• Systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve in approximately 14 % of cases