Ectopic Burden Via Holter Monitors in Friedreich ’s Ataxia

Friedreich Ataxia (FRDA) is the most commonly inherited ataxia; nearly 60% of deaths are cardiac in nature, with 1 in 8 deaths due to arrhythmia. Additional or irregular heartbeats, measured as ectopy, can be quantified using portable heart rhythm monitoring. We sought to describe the ectopic burden in FRDA.

Source: Pediatric Neurology - January 22, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Erika Mejia, Abigail Lynch, Patrick Hearle, Oluwatimilehin Okunowo, Heather Griffis, Maully Shah, David Lynch, Kimberly Y. Lin Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research