Effects of ω-3 PUFAs Supplementation on Myocardial Function and Oxidative Stress Markers in Typical Rett Syndrome

• Main Authors: Silvia Maffei (Author), Claudio De Felice (Author), Pierpaolo Cannarile (Author), Silvia Leoncini (Author), Cinzia Signorini (Author), Alessandra Pecorelli (Author), Barbara Montomoli (Author), Stefano Lunghetti (Author), Lucia Ciccoli (Author), Thierry Durand (Author), Roberto Favilli (Author), Joussef Hayek (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Rett syndrome (RTT) is a devastating neurodevelopmental disorder with a 300-fold increased risk rate for sudden cardiac death. A subclinical myocardial biventricular dysfunction has been recently reported in RTT by our group and found to be associated with an enhanced oxidative stress (OS) status. H...