Anderson-Fabry disease: long-term echocardiographic follow-up under enzyme replacement therapy
Author(s) -
Tamara Kovačević-Preradović,
M Zuber,
Christine H. Attenhofer Jost,
U. Widmer,
Burkhardt Seifert,
Gustav K. von Schulthess,
Andrea Fischer,
Rolf Jenni
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
european journal of echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1525-2167
pISSN - 1532-2114
DOI - 10.1093/ejechocard/jen129
Subject(s) - medicine , enzyme replacement therapy , fabry disease , cardiology , interventricular septum , diastole , cardiomyopathy , left ventricular hypertrophy , creatinine , heart failure , disease , blood pressure , ventricle
Anderson-Fabry disease affects various organ systems due to glycosphingolipid accumulation. Enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) has been reported to decrease left ventricular wall thickening (LVWT) and to improve diastolic dysfunction.
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