Cardiac involvement in Fabry's disease.] |
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| Authors: | Frank Weidemann Frank Breunig |
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| Affiliation: | Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Herz- und Kreislaufzentrum, Universit?tsklinikum, Julius-Maximilians-Universit?t Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Strasse 2, Würzburg. weidemann_f@medizin.uni-wuerzburg.de |
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| Abstract: | Fabry's disease is a rare X-linked lysosomal storage disorder leading to an accumulation of globotriaosylceramides in the lysosomes of all tissues. The disease is characterized by a progressive involvement of important vital organs like the kidneys, the cerebrovascular system and the heart. Within the scope of this article an overview of Fabry's cardiomyopathy, the necessary cardiac diagnostic tests and, in addition, the new concept of enzyme replacement therapy is given. |
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