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World J Cardiol. Jan 26, 2019; 11(1): 1-12
Published online Jan 26, 2019. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v11.i1.1
Published online Jan 26, 2019. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v11.i1.1
Table 1 Causes of death
| Causes of death | Frequency | Percentage |
| Cardiac | 36 | 59.0 |
| CHF/cardiac failure | 18 | 28.5 |
| CHF complicated significant arrhythmia | 5 | 8.2 |
| Arrhythmia | 5 | 8.2 |
| Ischemic disease | 3 | 4.9 |
| Stroke (associated with atrial fibrillation or mural thrombus) | 4 | 6.6 |
| Other | 1 | 1.6 |
| Probable cardiac | 2 | 3.3 |
| Severe cardiomyopathy | 1 | 1.6 |
| Arrhythmia | 1 | 1.6 |
| Non-cardiac | 17 | 27.9 |
| Pneumonia | 6 | 9.8 |
| Sepsis | 1 | 1.6 |
| Renal failure | 1 | 1.6 |
| Breast cancer | 1 | 1.6 |
| Accidental drowning | 1 | 1.6 |
| Suicide | 1 | 1.6 |
| Other | 6 | 9.8 |
| Unknown | 6 | 9.8 |
- Citation: Hanson E, Sheldon M, Pacheco B, Alkubeysi M, Raizada V. Heart disease in Friedreich’s ataxia. World J Cardiol 2019; 11(1): 1-12
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8462/full/v11/i1/1.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v11.i1.1