Anderson-Fabry Disease : Red Flags for Early Diagnosis of Cardiac Involvement

Anderson-Fabry disease (AFD) is a lysosome storage disorder resulting from an X-linked inheritance of a mutation in the galactosidase A (GLA) gene encoding for the enzyme alpha-galactosidase A (α-GAL A). This mutation results in a deficiency or absence of α-GAL A activity, with a progressive intracellular deposition of glycosphingolipids leading to organ dysfunction and failure. Cardiac damage starts early in life, often occurring sub-clinically before overt cardiac symptoms. Left ventricular hypertrophy represents a common cardiac manifestation, albeit conduction system impairment, arrhythmias, and valvular abnormalities may also characterize AFD. Even in consideration of pleiotropic manifestation, diagnosis is often challenging. Thus, knowledge of cardiac and extracardiac diagnostic "red flags" is needed to guide a timely diagnosis. Indeed, considering its systemic involvement, a multidisciplinary approach may be helpful in discerning AFD-related cardiac disease. Beyond clinical pearls, a practical approach to assist clinicians in diagnosing AFD includes optimal management of biochemical tests, genetic tests, and cardiac biopsy. We extensively reviewed the current literature on AFD cardiomyopathy, focusing on cardiac "red flags" that may represent key diagnostic tools to establish a timely diagnosis. Furthermore, clinical findings to identify patients at higher risk of sudden death are also highlighted.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) - 14(2024), 2 vom: 18. Jan.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Iorio, Annamaria [VerfasserIn]
Lucà, Fabiana [VerfasserIn]
Pozzi, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Rao, Carmelo Massimiliano [VerfasserIn]
Chimenti, Cristina [VerfasserIn]
Di Fusco, Stefania Angela [VerfasserIn]
Rossini, Roberta [VerfasserIn]
Caretta, Giorgio [VerfasserIn]
Cornara, Stefano [VerfasserIn]
Giubilato, Simona [VerfasserIn]
Di Matteo, Irene [VerfasserIn]
Di Nora, Concetta [VerfasserIn]
Pilleri, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Gelsomino, Sandro [VerfasserIn]
Ceravolo, Roberto [VerfasserIn]
Riccio, Carmine [VerfasserIn]
Grimaldi, Massimo [VerfasserIn]
Colivicchi, Furio [VerfasserIn]
Oliva, Fabrizio [VerfasserIn]
Gulizia, Michele Massimo [VerfasserIn]
Management and Quality Working Group Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri (ANMCO) [VerfasserIn]
The Cardiac Rare Diseases Working Group Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri Anmco [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anderson–Fabry disease
Cardiac involvement
Cardiomyopathy
Diagnostic red flags
Journal Article
Left ventricular dysfunction
Review

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Date Revised 28.01.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/diagnostics14020208

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367385759