title: [Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in Freidreich ataxia: about two cases].
abstract: Freidreich ataxia is the most frequent ataxia of early onset and of autosomal recessive transmission. It is associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in 34 to 77% of cases. The purpose of this article is to describe the cardiac manifestations of two patients affected by this disease. The first case report is about a 34-years-old, bedridden male patient having muscular hypotony and osteotendinous areflexia of the lower limbs. Chest x-ray findings showed a cardiac silhouette distorted by scoliokyphosis. ECG revealed frequent auricular extrasystoles. Cardiac US examination disclosed a pattern of concentric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with systolic and diastolic dysfonction.
authors.affiliation: Service Cardiologie Hôpital Habib Thameur, Tunis.
authors.forename: Sondos
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kraiem
authors.forename: Chedli
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Abbassi
authors.forename: Sofiane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kammoun
authors.forename: Somaya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tellili
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hmem
authors.forename: Ibtissem
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Smaali
authors.forename: Mohamed Habib
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Khaldi
authors.forename: Slim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boudiche
authors.forename: Mourad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mejri
authors.forename: Amel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mokline
authors.forename: Battikh
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kaies
authors.forename: Selma
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Longo
authors.forename: Mohamed Lotfi
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Slimane
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005621:Friedreich Ataxia / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male