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ReviewBiophysical reviews2018

Anderson-Fabry disease in heart failure.

M M Akhtar, P M Elliott

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Review in Biophysical reviews, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
25citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Pathogenic mechanisms in Fabry disease.Frontiers in medicine · 2026
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  6. Right atrial strain in Anderson-Fabry disease.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025
    Article
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  8. Patient with Fabry disease undergoing cardiac surgery: a word of caution.Indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2024
    Article
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  12. Review
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  14. A novel doubleMolecular genetics and metabolism reports · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

M M AkhtarInstitute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, UK. drmajidakhtar@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3447-6376
P M ElliottInstitute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, UK.
University College London · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Anderson-Fabry disease is an X-linked lysosomal storage disorder caused by mutations in the GLA gene that result in deficiency of the enzyme alpha-galactosidase A. The worldwide incidence of Fabry's disease is reported to be in the range of 1 in 40,000-117,000, although this value may be a significant underestimate given under recognition of symptoms and delayed or missed diagnosis. Deficiency in alpha-galactosidase A causes an accumulation of neutral glycosphingolipids such as globotriaosylceramide (Gb3) in lysosomes within various tissues including the vascular endothelium, kidneys, heart, eyes, skin and nervous system. Gb3 accumulation induces pathology via the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines, growth-promoting factors and by oxidative stress, resulting in myocardial extracellular matrix remodelling, left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), vascular dysfunction and interstitial fibrosis. Cardiac involvement manifesting as ventricular hypertrophy, systolic and diastolic dysfunction, valvular abnormalities and conduction tissue disease is common in AFD and is associated with considerable cardiovascular morbidity and mortality from heart failure, sudden cardiac death and stroke-related death.

Indexed as

Anderson-Fabry diseaseGLA geneGlobotriaosylceramideHeart failure

Identifiers

PMID29909504
PMCPMC6082315
OpenAlexW2807865735

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