A clinical study in the U.K. is recruiting adults with Fabry disease (FD) to determine whether implantable loop recorders (ILRs) — a device for continuous heart monitoring — can improve arrhythmia detection and identify risk predictors for cardiac problems. Participants’ heart rhythms will be tracked, using the surgically implanted…
Many Fabry disease patients with heart involvement develop a slow and irregular heartbeat, called bradyarrhythmia, late in the disease course when heart damage is already advanced, according to a small study in Italy. The finding adds to previous studies reporting bradyarrhythmia as a late symptom of Fabry, discouraging…
Fabry disease leads to heart complications in more than 50% of patients. Here is more information about these complications and how doctors diagnose and treat them. Heart problems in Fabry disease Patients with Fabry disease may experience a number of cardiac problems. The most frequent is left ventricular hypertrophy,…
Get regular updates to your inbox.